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Narrabri West Public School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Narrabri, New South Wales 2390 · Narrabri LGA

22.3/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#1540 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4662 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
232
-29% over 5 years
ICSEA
889
9th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
12.9
18.0 FTE teachers
Year range
P-6

About Narrabri West Public School

Narrabri West Public School is a public primary school located in Narrabri, New South Wales (2390), within the Narrabri local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 232 students (132 girls and 100 boys).

Narrabri West Public School has an ICSEA value of 889, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 57% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 21 teachers (18.0 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Narrabri West Public School scores 22.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1540th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 5 in the Narrabri area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 889
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-29% enrolments since 2020 (area median -24%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-23 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.

Narrabri West Public School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
132
Boys
100
Language background other than English
4%
Indigenous students
32%

Enrolments by year level

How Narrabri West Public School's 232 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
28

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Narrabri West Public School have changed over the past decade.

2092873652015: 303 students2016: 322 students2017: 348 students2018: 327 students2019: 330 students2020: 325 students2021: 313 students2022: 301 students2023: 292 students2024: 262 students2025: 232 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Narrabri West Public School a public or private school?

Narrabri West Public School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.

What year levels does Narrabri West Public School offer?

Narrabri West Public School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Narrabri West Public School?

In 2025, Narrabri West Public School had 232 enrolled students (132 girls, 100 boys), a change of -29% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Narrabri West Public School?

Narrabri West Public School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 889. 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 Narrabri West Public School rank in NSW?

Narrabri West Public School ranks 1540th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (22.3/100), and 4662nd of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Narrabri West Public School?

Narrabri West Public School has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Kindergarten at Narrabri West Public School each year?

In 2025, Narrabri West Public School had 28 students in Kindergarten and 42 in Year 6.

Is Narrabri West Public School co-ed?

Yes. Narrabri West Public School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Narrabri West Public School?

There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Narrabri West 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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