# Blandford Public School

Blandford Public School is a NSW government primary school in Blandford, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Primary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Kindergarten to Year 6
- **Enrolments**: 10 (2025)
- **Address**: New England Hwy, Blandford NSW 2338
- **Phone**: (02) 6546 6117
- **Website**: https://blandford-p.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: blandford-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 49340
- **Established**: 1871-09-01

## About

Blandford Public School has been serving the communities of Blandford and the Timor district in the Upper Hunter since 1871, providing a high quality, balanced education for all students. The school caters to students from rural properties as well as the villages of Blandford and Murrurundi, ensuring that each child feels safe, included, and ready to learn from their first day. 

## Educational Approach
At Blandford Public School, students are encouraged to participate in all activities, assuming leadership roles and responsibilities. The school promotes the core values of belonging, care, and responsibility, instilling a sense of pride in both the school and themselves. Experienced staff deliver innovative literacy and numeracy programs with a focus on individual attention, ensuring quality teaching outcomes across the various key learning areas of the Australian curriculum. 

## Extra-Curricular Activities
The school offers a wide variety of extra-curricular activities such as public speaking, athletics, gymnastics, intensive swimming, weekly art lessons, dance instruction, and more. Students also engage with the environment through initiatives like the student vegetable garden and caring for chooks. 

## Sports and Community Engagement
Physical fitness is a priority, with daily PE activities based on fundamental movement skills. The school competes in various carnivals across the Upper Hunter region and is an active member of the Invermein Small Schools Group and the Scone Learning Community. This affiliation strengthens professional and cultural links with sister schools, enhancing the educational experience for all students.

## Mission

Blandford Public School's mission is to create a learning environment that promotes kindness and excellence, where students become confident and creative individuals who contribute to their community and love learning.

Motto: "Do Our Best"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2016 | 41 |
| 2015 | 43 |
| 2014 | 41 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2011 | 41 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2009 | 33 |
| 2008 | 40 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/49340-blandford-public-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.