Parkes Public School

77-85 Currajong St, Parkes NSW 2870

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Parkes Public School is a government primary school in Parkes, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 363 students. Its ICSEA is 896, where the national average is 1000.

363students

896ICSEA · higher than 13% of NSW primary schools

3%language background other than English

36%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

29teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

87.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.7 pts over 3 years

-6%enrolment change over 5 years

136FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 363.

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW education pages, Parkes Public School is a K-6 government primary school in Parkes. It describes itself as an inclusive learning community with a focus on literacy and numeracy. It offers transition programs, wellbeing initiatives such as a breakfast club and Peer Support, and a specialist music, drama and dance program. It has a school band, choir and African drumming group, and works with families through its P&C and a Learning and Support team.

Often praised

Strong literacy and numeracy focus
Active wellbeing and transition programs
Music, band and drumming opportunities

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Parkes Public School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Holy Family Parish School	Parkes	Catholic primary	0.1 km	988	171
Parkes East Public School	Parkes	Public primary	1.4 km	949	281
Middleton Public School	Parkes	Public primary	1.7 km	891	173
Parkes Christian School	Parkes	Independent k–12 / combined	2.6 km	1,014	402

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Aldavilla Public School	Yarravel	Public primary · K-6	263	896
Batemans Bay Public School	Surfside	Public primary · P-6	494	896
Goulburn Public School	Goulburn	Public primary · K-6	181	896
Mulyan Public School	Cowra	Public primary · K-6	336	896
Rappville Public School	Rappville	Public primary · K-6	17	896
Busby West Public School	Green Valley	Public primary · P-6	304	895

About this data

Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.