Merriwa Central School is situated in the Upper Hunter Valley, 75 kms to the west of Muswellbrook.

With a local community focus, the school is a dynamic and creative multi-campus school for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. Our students have access to a broad range of high quality educational opportunities and a strong community support base.

We offer every child teaching and learning programs that provide academic challenge and high achievement. We are a happy and safe school, promoting healthy attitudes and behaviours, and individual support for students in a small rural community.

Some of the benefits of choosing Merriwa Central School include kindergarten class sizes kept small with a maximum of twenty students to ensure close teacher attention and a strong focus on literacy and numeracy from Kindergarten to Year 12 with opportunities for acceleration and extension. Being a K to 12 school means the transition for students moving from Year 6 to Year 7 is a straightforward one, with no surprises.