Queanbeyan West Public School

Morton St, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

School website6297 2020

Queanbeyan West Public School is a government primary school in Queanbeyan, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 387 students. Its ICSEA is 988, where the national average is 1000.

387students

988ICSEA · higher than 52% of NSW primary schools

31%language background other than English

13%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

27teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

88.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.5 pts over 3 years

-20%enrolment change over 5 years

93FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 387.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, mainly the school's own website. Queanbeyan West Public School is a government K-6 primary with roughly 400 students from varied backgrounds. It offers programs in music, dance, sports and critical thinking, and its values are safety, respect and responsibility. The school describes a supportive, inclusive environment and works with families on learning plans. It has an active P&C, a canteen, a parent portal and wellbeing support. A hearing-support itinerant team is also based there.

Often praised

Music, dance and sport programs
Inclusive, supportive environment
Active P&C and family links

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 West 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
Finigan School of Distance Education	Queanbeyan	Public k–12 / combined	0.8 km	1,067	83
St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street Campus	Queanbeyan	Catholic primary	1.8 km	—	—
Queanbeyan Public School	Queanbeyan	Public primary	2.1 km	997	361
Queanbeyan South Public SchoolOC	Queanbeyan	Public primary	2.2 km	939	419
St Gregory's Primary School	Queanbeyan	Catholic primary	2.3 km	1,056	730
Queanbeyan East Public School	Queanbeyan	Public primary	2.8 km	1,031	280
Jerrabomberra Public School	Jerrabomberra	Public primary	4.5 km	1,107	865
The Anglican School Googong	Googong	Independent k–12 / combined	8.4 km	1,129	455

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
Berkeley Vale Public School	Berkeley Vale	Public primary · K-6	524	988
Bigga Public School	Bigga	Public primary · K-6	15	988
Crossmaglen Public School	Bonville	Public primary · K-6	45	988
Glenwood Public School	Glenfield	Public primary · K-6	216	988
Lynwood Park Public School	Blacktown	Public primary · K-6	223	988
Porters Creek Public School	Warnervale	Public primary · K-6	317	988

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.