Brewarrina Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Brewarrina, New South Wales 2839 · Brewarrina LGA
#314 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#1241 of 1,259 nationally
About Brewarrina Central School
Brewarrina Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Brewarrina, New South Wales (2839), within the Brewarrina local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 122 students (52 girls and 70 boys).
Brewarrina Central School has an ICSEA value of 652, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 89% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (18.7 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Brewarrina Central School scores 19.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 314th of 314 combined schools in NSW.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 652
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-26% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-38 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 Brewarrina Central School's 122 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Brewarrina Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brewarrina Central School a public or private school?
Brewarrina Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Brewarrina Central School offer?
Brewarrina Central School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Brewarrina Central School?
In 2025, Brewarrina Central School had 122 enrolled students (52 girls, 70 boys), a change of -26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Brewarrina Central School?
Brewarrina Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 652. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Brewarrina Central School rank in NSW?
Brewarrina Central School ranks 314th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (19.7/100), and 1241st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Brewarrina Central School?
Brewarrina Central School has about 6.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Brewarrina Central School?
In 2025, Brewarrina Central School had 11 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Brewarrina Central School co-ed?
Yes. Brewarrina Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Brewarrina Central School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Brewarrina Central School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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