Menindee Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Menindee, New South Wales 2879 · Central Darling LGA
About Menindee Central School
Menindee Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Menindee, New South Wales (2879), within the Central Darling local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (31 girls and 43 boys).
Menindee Central School has an ICSEA value of 760, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (16.9 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Menindee Central School scores 26.0 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 760
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)4.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Menindee Central School's 74 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Menindee Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Menindee Central School a public or private school?
Menindee Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Menindee Central School offer?
Menindee Central School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Menindee Central School?
In 2025, Menindee Central School had 74 enrolled students (31 girls, 43 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Menindee Central School?
Menindee Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 760. 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 Menindee Central School?
Menindee Central School has about 4.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Menindee Central School?
In 2025, Menindee Central School had 4 students in Year 7 and 5 in Year 12.
Is Menindee Central School co-ed?
Yes. Menindee Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Menindee Central School?
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