Blue Gum Community School
Hornsby NSW 2077
Blue Gum Community School is an independent primary school in Hornsby, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 2 with about 21 students. Its ICSEA is 1,105, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Blue Gum Community School is a small, not-for-profit independent school in Hornsby, based in the heritage home Mount Errington. It opened as a preschool in 2022 and added primary years in 2023, growing toward a full Kindergarten to Year 6 offering. Its leadership draws on the Blue Gum Community School in Canberra, operating since 1988. It has about 21 students.
Often praised
- Community-based approach
- Heritage setting
- Small classes
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsby South Public School | Hornsby | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,110 | 534 |
| Barker College Junior School | Waitara | Independent primary | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Waitara | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,153 | 337 |
| Waitara Public SchoolOC | Wahroonga | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,148 | 972 |
| Normanhurst West Public School | Thornleigh | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,136 | 363 |
| Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,164 | 1,240 |
| Hornsby North Public School | Hornsby | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,148 | 937 |
| Normanhurst Public School | Normanhurst | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,139 | 372 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Montessori School | Riverwood | Independent primary · K-6 | 32 | 1,110 |
| The Central Coast Montessori Primary School | Bateau Bay | Independent primary · K-6 | 66 | 1,100 |
| The Children's House Montessori | North Ryde | Independent primary · K | 8 | 1,110 |
| Mount Sinai College | Maroubra | Independent primary · K-6 | 267 | 1,097 |
| Hurstville Adventist School | Hurstville | Independent primary · K-6 | 166 | 1,114 |
| Kinma School | Terrey Hills | Independent primary · K-6 | 67 | 1,096 |
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.