Tingha Public School
54 Ruby St, Tingha NSW 2369
Tingha Public School is a government primary school in Tingha, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 28 students. Its ICSEA is 714, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 28.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and NSW Government pages. Tingha Public School is a small rural K-6 government primary about 26 km from Inverell. It describes itself as a caring, family-like community, with the motto 'Totally Proud and Strong'. It runs tailored literacy and numeracy programs, supports Aboriginal students and families, and offers sporting programs. It belongs to the Sapphire Community of Schools network.
Often praised
- Strong Aboriginal student and family support
- Caring, family-like school community
- Tailored literacy and numeracy programs
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 Tingha 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgai Public School | Gilgai | Public primary | 15.1 km | 843 | 42 |
| Rivers Christian College | Inverell | Independent primary | 20.7 km | — | — |
| Holy Trinity School | Inverell | Catholic k–12 / combined | 21.5 km | 1,003 | 577 |
| Inverell Public School | Inverell | Public primary | 22.4 km | 899 | 498 |
| Ross Hill Public School | Inverell | Public primary | 23.5 km | 871 | 475 |
| Bundarra Central School | Bundarra | Public k–12 / combined | 26.7 km | 874 | 99 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hill Public School | West Kempsey | Public primary · K-6 | 19 | 712 |
| Wee Waa Public School | Wee Waa | Public primary · K-6 | 79 | 720 |
| Stuart Town Public School | Stuart Town | Public primary · K-6 | 11 | 722 |
| Manning Gardens Public School | Taree | Public primary · P-6 | 207 | 724 |
| Bourke Public School | Bourke | Public primary · P-6 | 145 | 702 |
| Coonamble Public School | Coonamble | Public primary · P-6 | 186 | 701 |
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.