Walgett Community College - Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Walgett, New South Wales 2832 · Walgett LGA
#1573 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#4748 of 4,908 nationally
About Walgett Community College - Primary School
Walgett Community College - Primary School is a public primary school located in Walgett, New South Wales (2832), within the Walgett local government area. It caters for students from P to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 97 students (38 girls and 59 boys).
Walgett Community College - Primary School has an ICSEA value of 672, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 89% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (16.6 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 34% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Walgett Community College - Primary School scores 20.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1573rd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Walgett area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 672
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-34% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+16 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 Walgett Community College - Primary School's 97 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Walgett Community College - Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Walgett Community College - Primary School
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Similar schools
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Cabbage Tree Island Public School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Walgett Community College - Primary School a public or private school?
Walgett Community College - Primary School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Walgett Community College - Primary School offer?
Walgett Community College - Primary School offers P to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Walgett Community College - Primary School?
In 2025, Walgett Community College - Primary School had 97 enrolled students (38 girls, 59 boys), a change of -34% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Walgett Community College - Primary School?
Walgett Community College - Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 672. 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 Walgett Community College - Primary School rank in NSW?
Walgett Community College - Primary School ranks 1573rd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (20.6/100), and 4748th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Walgett Community College - Primary School?
Walgett Community College - Primary School has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Walgett Community College - Primary School each year?
In 2025, Walgett Community College - Primary School had 11 students in Kindergarten and 15 in Year 6.
Is Walgett Community College - Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Walgett Community College - Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Walgett Community College - Primary School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Walgett Community College - Primary 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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