Regional, rural and remote

Regional, rural and remote education in NSW

Over 40% of our schools are regional, rural or remote. This accounts for almost 25% of our students. We are working to ensure we are providing quality education to every student, in every school, everywhere.

Improving housing for rural teachers

The recent Education Housing Roundtable focused on improving quality teacher housing in regional, rural and remote areas.

Education housing roundtable

Rural and Remote Education Strategy

An overview of the 2021-2024 Rural and Remote Education Strategy – a strategy committed to making a difference to the lives of students in rural and remote communities.

Rural and Remote Education Implementation Plan

The Rural and Remote Education Implementation Plan outlines how the department is delivering on the Rural and Remote Education Strategy in 2024.

Delivering on the plan

See how we are improving outcomes for regional, rural and remote learning communities through delivery of the Rural and Remote Education Implementation Plan.

Rural and distance education

Supporting schools and students in rural, remote and isolated areas.

Choose rural

Rural and remote NSW offers great schools across NSW where you can enhance your teaching career, receive a range of incentives and make a real difference.

Housing for teachers

See information about teacher housing in regional, rural and remote locations.

What's on

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience is a new service providing essential government workers and their families with the support they need to move and settle into regional communities.

Find out about The Welcome Experience

News from the regions

Permanent, flood-resilient schools reopen on the Northern Rivers

Public school students at Wardell and Empire Vale have been welcomed back to brand new schools two years after flooding devastated the Northern Rivers region.

Bell tolls anew at Stokers Siding

An historic bell has been restored after years of ringing in students at a small North Coast public school. Kristi Pritchard-Owens reports.

Teacher Housing Roundtable to drive better outcomes for bush

Teacher housing supply will come under the spotlight during the roundtable in Orange today.

Regional, rural and remote

Regional, rural and remote education in NSW