Merriwa Central School
Bow Street, Merriwa NSW 2329
221students
879ICSEA · higher than 43% of NSW primary schools
25%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
Attendance and enrolment
80.8%attendance rate, 2024 · -6.1 pts over 3 years
-1%enrolment change over 5 years
149FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
1support classes
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Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 221.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Merriwa Central School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balranald Central School | Balranald | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 179 | 876 |
| Bundarra Central School | Bundarra | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 99 | 874 |
| Lockhart Central School | Lockhart | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 87 | 874 |
| Emmaville Central School | Emmaville | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 94 | 886 |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 182 | 888 |
| Guyra Central School | Guyra | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 288 | 889 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.