Pooncarie Public School
Tarcoola Rd, Pooncarie NSW 2648
Pooncarie Public School is a government primary school in Pooncarie, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 8 students. Its ICSEA is 937, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Department of Education pages. Pooncarie Public School is a small government K-6 primary on the Darling River in far-west NSW, part of the Far West Network. It reopened in 2019. The school describes itself as friendly and inclusive. It works with families on individual support plans, and it emphasises respect, curiosity and teamwork.
Often praised
- Friendly, inclusive school culture
- Family-partnered student support plans
- Small rural Darling River community
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 Pooncarie 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budgewoi Public School | Budgewoi | Public primary · K-6 | 555 | 937 |
| Rossmore Public School | Rossmore | Public primary · K-6 | 113 | 937 |
| Villawood North Public School | Fairfield East | Public primary · K-6 | 250 | 937 |
| Warilla Public School | Warilla | Public primary · K-6 | 279 | 937 |
| Woodstock Public School | Woodstock | Public primary · K-6 | 20 | 937 |
| Bathurst South Public School | Bathurst | Public primary · K-6 | 184 | 936 |
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.