Congewai Public School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Congewai, New South Wales 2325 · Cessnock LGA
About Congewai Public School
Congewai Public School is a public primary school located in Congewai, New South Wales (2325), within the Cessnock local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 11 students.
Congewai Public School has an ICSEA value of 888, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 62% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (1.5 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Congewai Public School scores 20.1 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 888
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-101 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 Congewai Public School's 11 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Congewai Public School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Congewai Public School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ellalong Public School
Ellalong · Government primary · K-6
114 students · ICSEA 903 · 6.0 km away
Paxton Public School
Paxton · Government primary · K-6
80 students · ICSEA 926 · 6.5 km away
Millfield Public School
Millfield · Government primary · K-6
101 students · ICSEA 932 · 8.0 km away
Bellbird Public School
Bellbird · Government primary · K-6
355 students · ICSEA 907 · 12 km away
Kitchener Public School
Kitchener · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 930 · 13 km away
Laguna Public School
Laguna · Government primary · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 969 · 14 km away
Cessnock West Public School
Cessnock · Government primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 884 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Kanwary Public School
Osterley · Government primary · K-6
38 students · ICSEA 888
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888
Ashcroft Public School
Ashcroft · Government primary · P-6
284 students · ICSEA 887
Toukley Public School
Toukley · Government primary · P-6
494 students · ICSEA 889
Fennell Bay Public School
Fennell Bay · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 889
Metford Public School
Metford · Government primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 887
Frequently asked questions
Is Congewai Public School a public or private school?
Congewai Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Congewai Public School offer?
Congewai Public School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Congewai Public School?
In 2025, Congewai Public School had 11 enrolled students (8 girls, 3 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Congewai Public School?
Congewai Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 888. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How many students start Kindergarten at Congewai Public School each year?
In 2025, Congewai Public School had 1 students in Kindergarten and 3 in Year 6.
What other schools are near Congewai Public School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Congewai Public 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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