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List of schools in the Riverina

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This is a list of schools in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The New South Wales education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from Kindergarten to Year 6 (ages 5–12), and high schools, which accommodate students from Year 7 to Year 12 (ages 12–18).

Public schools

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Infants schools (K–2)

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Name Suburb LGA Opened
Narrandera East Infants School Narrandera Narrandera Shire 1960

Primary schools (K–6)

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Name Suburb LGA Opened
Ashmont Public School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga 1966
Binya Public School Binya Narrandera Shire 1919
Beckom Publick School Beckom Coolamon Shire 1911
Eurongilly Public School Eurongilly Junee Shire 1918[1]
Ganmain Public School Ganmain Coolamon Shire 1892
Griffith Public School Griffith City of Griffith 1920
Griffith East Public School Griffith City of Griffith 1960
Griffith North Public School Griffith City of Griffith 1953
Hanwood Public School Hanwood City of Griffith 1913
Illabo Public School Illabo Junee Shire 1884
Junee Public School Junee Junee Shire 1880
Kapooka Public School Kapooka City of Wagga Wagga 1953
Lake Albert Public School Lake Albert City of Wagga Wagga 1868
Leeton Public School Leeton Leeton Shire 1912
Marrar Public School Marrar Coolamon Shire 1909
Matong Public School Matong Coolamon Shire 1899
Narrandera Public School Narrandera Narrandera Shire 1873
Parkview Public School Parkview Leeton Shire 1971
Red Hill Public School Tolland City of Wagga Wagga 1970
Turvey Park Public School Turvey Park City of Wagga Wagga 1953
South Wagga Public School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga 1892
North Wagga Public School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga 1880
Wagga Wagga Public School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga 1861
Wamoon Public School Wamoon Leeton Shire 1916
Whitton Murrami Public School Whitton Leeton Shire 1884
Yanco Public School Yanco Leeton Shire 1909
Yoogali Public School Yoogali City of Griffith 1917

High schools (7–12)

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In New South Wales, a high school generally covers Years 7 to 12 in the education system, and a central or community school, intended to provide comprehensive education in a rural district, covers Kindergarten to Year 12. An additional class of high schools has emerged in recent years as a result of amalgamations which have produced multi-campus colleges consisting of Junior and Senior campuses.

While most schools are comprehensive and take in all students of high school age living within its defined school boundaries, some schools are either specialist in a given Key Learning Area, or selective in that they set examinations or other performance criteria for entrance.

Name Suburb
Albury High School Albury
Barham High School Barham
Billabong High School Culcairn
Coleambally Central School Coleambally
Cootamundra High School Cootamundra
Corowa High School Corowa
Deniliquin High School Deniliquin
Finley High School Finley
Hay War Memorial High School Hay
James Fallon High School Albury
Junee High School Junee
Kooringal High School Wagga Wagga
Mount Austin High School Wagga Wagga
Leeton High School Leeton
Murray High School Lavington
Murrumbidgee Regional High School Griffith
Murrumburrah High School Murrumburrah
Narrandera High School Narrandera
Temora High School Temora
Tumbarumba High School Tumbarumba
Tumut High School Tumut
Wagga Wagga High School Wagga Wagga
West Wyalong High School West Wyalong
Yanco Agricultural High School Yanco

Central schools (K–12)

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Name Suburb LGA Opened
Ardlethan Central School Ardlethan Coolamon Shire 1910
Barrellan Central School Barellan Narrandera Shire 1911
Coleambally Central School Coleambally Murrumbidgee Council 1963

Special schools

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Special schools are public schools designed for children or youth with chronic disabilities or who for other reasons cannot be accommodated in the comprehensive school system.

Name Suburb LGA Opened
The Bidgee School Turvey Park City of Wagga Wagga 2006
Gralee School Gralee Leeton Shire 1988
Kalinda School Griffith City of Griffith 1981
Kandeer School North Albury City of Albury 1991
Willans Hill School Turvey Park City of Wagga Wagga 1973

Defunct primary schools

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Name Suburb LGA Opened Closed Notes
Bethungra Public School Bethungra Junee Shire 1876 1995 [2]
Calorafield Public School Calorafield 1929 1946 Also called Yenda Road Provisional School until July 1929. Provisional School from 1929 to 1946 before closing. Reopened as a Provisional School from 1949 to 1957, Public School from 1957 to 1987.[3]
1949 1987
Colando Public School Colando 1917 1951

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Corbie Hill Public School Corbie Hill Leeton Shire 1926 1970 Provisional School from 1926 to 1929 and then a Public School from 1930 to 1970.[5]
Gogeldrie South Public School Gogeldrie Leeton Shire 1930 1972 Provisional School from 1930 to 1957. Public school from 1957 to 1972.
Grong Grong Public School Grong Grong Narrandera Shire 1883 2013
Junee Reefs Public School Junee Reefs Junee Shire 1884 1941 Provisional School from 1884 to September 1892. Public School from October 1892 to 1941 and then again from April to December 1944.[6]
1944 1944
Merungle Hill Public School Merungle Hill Leeton Shire 1927 1974 Provisional School from 1927 to 1929 and then a Public School from 1929 to 1974.
Murrami Public School Murrami Leeton Shire 1925 2014 Provisional School from 1925 to 1932 and then a Public School from 1933 to 2015. Merged into Whitton Public School which was renamed Whitton Murrami Public School.[7][8]
Old Junee Public School Old Junee Junee Shire 1880 1951 Called Junee School until 1893. Also known as Jewnee School. Provisional School from 1880 to 1881. Public School from 1881 to 1951 and then again from 1953 to 1967.[9]
1953 1967
Stanbridge Public School Stanbridge Leeton Shire 1917 1987
Stony Point Public School Stony Point Leeton Shire 1894 1906 Also called Brobenah School until 1927. Began as a House-To-House School for 1894. Public School from 1895 to 1902. A Half-Time School partnered with Willimbong from 1902 to 1905. Public School again from 1905 to 1906. Returned to the previous Half-Time arrangement from 1910 to 1911 before becoming a Provisional School from 1911 to 1912. A Public School from 1915 to 1978 when the school was closed permanently.[10]
1910 1912
1915 1978
Wantabadgery Public School Wantabadgery Coolamon Shire 1879 1880 Half-Time School partnered with Claredon from 1879 to 1880. Provisional School from 1881 to 1884 and then again from 1895 to 1904. Half-Time School partnered with Claredon from March to September 1904. Provisional School again from October 1904 to 1914. Finally a Public School from 1915 to 1971 before closing permanently.[11]
1881 1884
1895 1971
Willimbong School Leeton Shire 1900 1901 Also called Yanko North until 1903. Provisional School from 1900 to 1901. A Half-Time School partnered with Stony Point from 1902 to 1905 and then again from 1910 to 1911.[12]
1902 1905
1910 1911

Defunct high schools

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Name Suburb LGA Opened Closed Notes
Griffith High School Griffith City of Griffith 1933 2018 Merged with Wade HS to form Murrumbidgee Regional High School
Wade High School Griffith City of Griffith 1971 2018 Merged with Griffith HS to form Murrumbidgee Regional High School

Private schools

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Independent or private schools are those schools run by an independent organisation, typically a school board or council.

Catholic schools

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In New South Wales, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process completed by approximately 1995. The Catholic Education, Diocese of Wagga Wagga (CEDWW) is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.

Catholic primary schools (K–6)

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Name Suburb LGA Opened
All Saints Primary School Tumbarumba Snowy Valleys Council
St Anne's Primary School North Albury City of Albury
St Brendan's Primary School Ganmain Coolamon Shire
Henschke Primary School Wagga Wagga Turvey Park City of Wagga Wagga
Holy Spirit Primary School Lavington City of Albury
Holy Trinity Primary School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga
St Joseph's Primary School Culcairn Greater Hume Shire
St Joseph's Primary School Finley Berrigan Shire
St Joseph's Primary School Junee Junee Shire
St Joseph's Primary School Jerilderie Murrumbidgee Council
St Joseph's Primary School Leeton Leeton Shire
St Joseph's Primary School Lockhart Lockhart Shire
St Joseph's Primary School Narrandera Narrandera Shire
St Joseph's Primary School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga
St Mary's Primary School Corowa Federation Council
St Mary's Primary School Yoogali City of Griffith
Mater Dei Primary School Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga
St Michael's Primary School Coolamon Coolamon Shire
St Patrick's Parish School Albury City of Albury
St Patrick's Primary School Griffith City of Griffith
St Patrick's Primary School Holbrook Greater Hume Shire
St Peter's Primary School Coleambally Murrumbidgee Council
Sacred Heart Primary School Tocumwal Berrigan Shire
Sacred Heart Primary School Kooringal City of Wagga Wagga

Catholic high schools

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Name Suburb LGA Opened
St Francis de Sales Regional College Gralee Leeton Shire 1956
Kildare Catholic College Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga 2004
Mater Dei Catholic College Lake Albert City of Wagga Wagga 2003
St Mary MacKillop College Jindera City of Albury 2009
St Mary MacKillop College Turvey Park City of Wagga Wagga
Xavier High School North Albury City of Albury 1983

Brethren schools (3–12)

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OneSchool Global operates a number of campuses throughout the Riverina. The school is exclusively for members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and admits students from Year 3 to Year 12.

Campus Suburb LGA
Albury Lavington City of Albury
Leeton Parkview Leeton Shire
Wagga Wagga Tolland City of Wagga Wagga

Other private schools

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Name Suburb LGA Opened
Riverina Anglican College Wagga Wagga City of Wagga Wagga 1999
Scots School Albury City of Albury 1972

Special-purpose private schools

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The Government of New South Wales recognises a registration category known as "Prescribed Non-Government Schools" which serve the same purposes as Special Schools but are privately operated.

Name Suburb Opened
Aspect Riverina School Albury

Defunct private schools

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About our school". Eurongilly Public School. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Bethungra". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Calorafield". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Colando Public School". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Corbie Hill Public School". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Junee Reefs". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Murrami". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Confusion over Education Department ads about Murrami Public School enrolments". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Old Junee". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Stony Point". NSW NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Wantabadgery". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Willimbong". NSW Government School History. NSW Department of Education. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.