Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Byron Bay, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 382 students. Its ICSEA is 1,097, 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: Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School is a co-educational, non-sectarian K-12 school established in 1988 at Ewingsdale, near Byron Bay. It has about 380 students with one class per year level. Grounds include gardens, outdoor classrooms, art and craft studios, music rooms, science laboratories, a theatre and a design and technology hub, supporting an education of the whole child.
Often praised
- Whole-child education
- Gardens and outdoor classrooms
- Arts and crafts studios
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.54 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0.93 | 26 |
| 2023 | 0.65 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0.96 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0.38 | 11 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinterland Christian College | Mullumbimby | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.9 km | 1,048 | 71 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School | Mullumbimby | Independent k–12 / combined | 15.0 km | 1,070 | 587 |
| Richmond Christian College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 21.5 km | 1,069 | 327 |
| Emmanuel Anglican College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined | 23.2 km | 1,113 | 878 |
| Summerland Christian College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 26.9 km | 1,042 | 628 |
| Blue Hills College | Goonellabah | Independent k–12 / combined | 27.9 km | 999 | 201 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,573 | 1,097 |
| The Armidale School | Armidale | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 625 | 1,097 |
| Amity College, Prestons | Prestons | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,588 | 1,096 |
| Georges River Grammar | Georges Hall | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 933 | 1,095 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 981 | 1,099 |
| Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown | Minto | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 793 | 1,100 |
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.