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Ajuga School

Quarter Sessions Road, Glenfield NSW 2167

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Ajuga School is a government special school in Glenfield, NSW with about 53 students. Its ICSEA is 900, where the national average is 1000.

53students
900ICSEA · higher than 38% of NSW primary schools
25%language background other than English
30%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
17teaching staff (FTE)

Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

69.1%attendance rate, 2024 · -7.6 pts over 3 years
-5%enrolment change over 5 years
154FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
2support classes

About this school, from public sources

Public information describes Ajuga School as a K-12 intensive learning support (mental health) school on a large rural site in Glenfield, catering to students with complex trauma histories and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder. It runs eleven small classes (seven primary, four secondary), each capped at seven students with a teacher and learning support officer. The school also manages the Glenfield Return to School program and emphasises relationship-building, aiming to integrate students back into their local school over roughly 18 months.

Often praised

  • small class sizes
  • relationship-focused support model
  • structured return-to-mainstream pathway

This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.

NAPLAN

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Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Glenfield Park SchoolGlenfieldPublic special0.2 km89663
Campbell House SchoolGlenfieldPublic special0.4 km89060
Macarthur Adventist CollegeMacquarie FieldsIndependent k–12 / combined1.7 km1,051695
St Francis Catholic CollegeEdmondson ParkCatholic k–12 / combined2.3 km1,0881,559
EDEN CollegeMacquarie FieldsIndependent special2.6 km90161
Amity College, PrestonsPrestonsIndependent k–12 / combined3.1 km1,0962,588
William Carey Christian SchoolPrestonsIndependent k–12 / combined3.4 km1,1051,325
Malek Fahd Islamic School Hoxton ParkHoxton ParkIndependent k–12 / combined5.2 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Wilson Park SchoolEast LismorePublic special83902
Glenfield Park SchoolGlenfieldPublic special63896
The Bidgee SchoolWagga WaggaPublic special48896
Fowler Road SchoolMerrylandsPublic special55895
North Gosford Learning CentreNorth GosfordPublic special38905
Carenne SchoolBathurstPublic special97908

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.