Lake Cargelligo Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales 2672 · Lachlan LGA
#271 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#1014 of 1,259 nationally
About Lake Cargelligo Central School
Lake Cargelligo Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales (2672), within the Lachlan local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 227 students (100 girls and 127 boys).
Lake Cargelligo Central School has an ICSEA value of 858, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 61% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (27.5 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Lake Cargelligo Central School scores 32.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 271st 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 858
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 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 Lake Cargelligo Central School's 227 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Lake Cargelligo Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lake Cargelligo Central School a public or private school?
Lake Cargelligo Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Lake Cargelligo Central School offer?
Lake Cargelligo Central School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Lake Cargelligo Central School?
In 2025, Lake Cargelligo Central School had 227 enrolled students (100 girls, 127 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lake Cargelligo Central School?
Lake Cargelligo Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 858. 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 Lake Cargelligo Central School rank in NSW?
Lake Cargelligo Central School ranks 271st of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (32.5/100), and 1014th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Cargelligo Central School?
Lake Cargelligo Central School has about 8.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Lake Cargelligo Central School?
In 2025, Lake Cargelligo Central School had 28 students in Year 7 and 9 in Year 12.
Is Lake Cargelligo Central School co-ed?
Yes. Lake Cargelligo Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Lake Cargelligo Central School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Lake Cargelligo 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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