Bulahdelah Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bulahdelah, New South Wales 2423 · Mid-Coast LGA
#306 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#1194 of 1,259 nationally
About Bulahdelah Central School
Bulahdelah Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Bulahdelah, New South Wales (2423), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 289 students (126 girls and 163 boys).
Bulahdelah Central School has an ICSEA value of 902, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 11th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 39 teachers (31.3 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bulahdelah Central School scores 24.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 306th of 314 combined schools in NSW (3rd of 3 in the Mid-Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 902
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-29% enrolments since 2020 (area median +28%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-22 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 Bulahdelah Central School's 289 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bulahdelah Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bulahdelah Central School a public or private school?
Bulahdelah Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Bulahdelah Central School offer?
Bulahdelah Central School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Bulahdelah Central School?
In 2025, Bulahdelah Central School had 289 enrolled students (126 girls, 163 boys), a change of -29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bulahdelah Central School?
Bulahdelah Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 902. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bulahdelah Central School rank in NSW?
Bulahdelah Central School ranks 306th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (24.0/100), and 1194th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bulahdelah Central School?
Bulahdelah Central School has about 9.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bulahdelah Central School?
In 2025, Bulahdelah Central School had 35 students in Year 7 and 13 in Year 12.
Is Bulahdelah Central School co-ed?
Yes. Bulahdelah Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bulahdelah Central School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Bulahdelah 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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