Barellan Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Barellan, New South Wales 2665 · Narrandera LGA
About Barellan Central School
Barellan Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Barellan, New South Wales (2665), within the Narrandera local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 54 students (22 girls and 32 boys).
Barellan Central School has an ICSEA value of 894, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 59% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (11.9 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 41% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Barellan Central School scores 26.4 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 894
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)4.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-41% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-24 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Barellan Central School's 54 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Barellan Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Barellan Central School a public or private school?
Barellan Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Barellan Central School offer?
Barellan Central School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Barellan Central School?
In 2025, Barellan Central School had 54 enrolled students (22 girls, 32 boys), a change of -41% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Barellan Central School?
Barellan Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 894. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Barellan Central School?
Barellan Central School has about 4.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Barellan Central School?
In 2025, Barellan Central School had 5 students in Year 7 and 1 in Year 12.
Is Barellan Central School co-ed?
Yes. Barellan Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Barellan Central School?
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