Tamworth West Public School

Bridge St, West Tamworth NSW 2340

PublicPrimaryYears K-6

Tamworth West Public School is a government primary school in West Tamworth, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 370 students. Its ICSEA is 908, where the national average is 1000.

370students

908ICSEA · higher than 17% of NSW primary schools

10%language background other than English

32%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

31teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

89.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -1.7 pts over 3 years

-6%enrolment change over 5 years

130FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

3support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 370.

About this school, from public sources

This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directories. Tamworth West Public School is a government K-6 primary in West Tamworth. It describes itself as an inclusive community where every student is known and valued. It partners with The Resilience Project on wellbeing. Directory sources also mention an award-winning, inclusive dance program, tutored music tuition, and an active P&C that supports a school canteen.

Often praised

Inclusive, award-winning dance program
Resilience Project wellbeing focus
Active P&C and 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: high. 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 Tamworth 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
St Joseph's Primary School	West Tamworth	Catholic primary	0.3 km	1,003	185
Tamworth Public SchoolOC	Tamworth	Public primary	1.6 km	997	891
St Nicholas' Primary School	Tamworth	Catholic primary	1.7 km	1,042	586
Tamworth South Public SchoolOC	Tamworth	Public primary	1.7 km	828	477
St Edward's Primary School, Robert Street campus	South Tamworth	Catholic primary	2.0 km	—	—
St Edward's Primary School	South Tamworth	Catholic primary	2.1 km	956	525
Hillvue Public School	Tamworth	Public primary	3.2 km	761	449
Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus	Tamworth	Independent k–12 / combined	3.9 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
Attunga Public School	Attunga	Public primary · K-6	39	908
Boggabri Public School	Boggabri	Public primary · K-6	96	908
Bomaderry Public School	Bomaderry	Public primary · K-6	406	908
Glen Alice Public School	Glen Alice	Public primary · K-6	6	908
Krambach Public School	Krambach	Public primary · K-6	40	908
Maclean Public School	Maclean	Public primary · K-6	198	908

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.