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Queanbeyan Public School

Isabella St, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Queanbeyan Public School is a government primary school in Queanbeyan, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 361 students. Its ICSEA is 997, where the national average is 1000.

361students
997ICSEA · higher than 56% of NSW primary schools
26%language background other than English
12%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
24teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.4 pts over 3 years
-45%enrolment change over 5 years
89FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
2support classes

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website. Queanbeyan Public School is a government K-6 primary school in Queanbeyan, NSW. It uses the Positive Behaviour for Learning framework built around respect, responsibility and resilience, and it offers student leadership opportunities. The school describes spacious classrooms, inclusive playgrounds and an active parent group. It also hosts Schools as Community Centres programs such as supported playgroups, multicultural playgroup and transition-to-school sessions for local families.

Often praised

  • Positive Behaviour for Learning framework
  • Student leadership opportunities
  • Community playgroups for local families

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 Queanbeyan 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street CampusQueanbeyanCatholic primary0.3 km——
St Gregory's Primary SchoolQueanbeyanCatholic primary0.7 km1,056730
Queanbeyan South Public SchoolOCQueanbeyanPublic primary1.1 km939419
Finigan School of Distance EducationQueanbeyanPublic k–12 / combined1.4 km1,06783
Queanbeyan East Public SchoolQueanbeyanPublic primary1.6 km1,031280
Queanbeyan West Public SchoolQueanbeyanPublic primary2.1 km988387
Jerrabomberra Public SchoolJerrabomberraPublic primary4.7 km1,107865
The Anglican School GoogongGoogongIndependent k–12 / combined7.2 km1,129455

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

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

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Bilambil Public SchoolBilambilPublic primary · K-6314997
Gum Flat Public SchoolGum FlatPublic primary · K-629997
North Haven Public SchoolNorth HavenPublic primary · K-6232997
Nuwarra Public SchoolMoorebankPublic primary · K-6508997
Tamworth Public SchoolOCTamworthPublic primary · K-6891997
Walters Road Public SchoolBlacktownPublic primary · K-6523997

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.