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Tottenham Central School

Merilba St, Tottenham NSW 2873

PublicK–12 / combinedYears K-12

Tottenham Central School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Tottenham, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 71 students. Its ICSEA is 930, where the national average is 1000.

71students
930ICSEA · higher than 72% of NSW primary schools
9%language background other than English
17%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
10teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

87.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -0.4 pts over 3 years
-1%enrolment change over 5 years
101FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

About this school, from public sources

Public information about Tottenham Central School describes a small K-12 government school serving the rural township of Tottenham and surrounding district in central NSW. The school promotes an inclusive culture and a broad curriculum, with programs in music, sport, debating, choir and public speaking. For senior secondary years, it participates in the Western Access Program, linking with several other central schools via video conferencing and face-to-face teaching to widen subject access for students.

Often praised

  • Inclusive, community-focused culture
  • Broad extracurricular programs (music, debating)
  • Western Access Program for senior subjects

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NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Tottenham Central 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Coleambally Central SchoolColeamballyPublic k–12 / combined · K-12143931
Boorowa Central SchoolBoorowaPublic k–12 / combined · K-12240934
Trundle Central SchoolTrundlePublic k–12 / combined · K-1298919
Wadalba Community SchoolWadalbaPublic k–12 / combined · K-121,412941
Molong Central SchoolMolongPublic k–12 / combined · K-12393917
Bingara Central SchoolBingaraPublic k–12 / combined · K-12175916

About this data

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