Wilcannia Central School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wilcannia, New South Wales 2836 · Central Darling LGA
About Wilcannia Central School
Wilcannia Central School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Wilcannia, New South Wales (2836), within the Central Darling local government area. It caters for students from P to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 65 students (35 girls and 30 boys).
Wilcannia Central School has an ICSEA value of 673, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 81% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (15.5 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wilcannia Central School scores 26.1 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 673
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)4.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+53 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 Wilcannia Central School's 65 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wilcannia Central School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Wilcannia Central School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wilcannia Central School a public or private school?
Wilcannia Central School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Wilcannia Central School offer?
Wilcannia Central School offers P to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Wilcannia Central School?
In 2025, Wilcannia Central School had 65 enrolled students (35 girls, 30 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wilcannia Central School?
Wilcannia Central School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 673. 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 Wilcannia Central School?
Wilcannia Central School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Wilcannia Central School?
In 2025, Wilcannia Central School had 7 students in Year 7 and 2 in Year 12.
Is Wilcannia Central School co-ed?
Yes. Wilcannia Central School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Wilcannia Central School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Wilcannia 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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