Casuarina School
Garfield Rd E & Piccadilly St, Riverstone NSW 2765
Casuarina School is a government special school in Riverstone, NSW with about 40 students. Its ICSEA is 912, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 40.
About this school, from public sources
Based on public information from the school's own website and school directories, Casuarina School is a small NSW government special school in Riverstone providing intensive educational and behavioural support for students referred from mainstream settings, spanning Year 5 to Year 10. It runs strengths-based, evidence-informed programs addressing academic, social and emotional needs through explicit teaching, with individualised learning plans developed in partnership with families and a strong focus on building student confidence and independence.
Often praised
- individualised learning plans
- strong home-school partnership
- focus on student wellbeing
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Casuarina School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngarra Christian College | Riverstone | Independent special | 0.6 km | 1,085 | 37 |
| Norwest Christian College | Riverstone | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,109 | 1,187 |
| South Creek School | Riverstone | Public special | 0.9 km | 982 | 82 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College | Marsden Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,109 | 733 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park | Riverstone | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,101 | 2,523 |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, St Joseph's | Schofields | Independent special | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Aspect Western Sydney School, Schofields | Schofields | Independent special | 3.9 km | — | — |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College | Rouse Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,137 | 1,578 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crescent School | Goulburn | Public special | 77 | 911 |
| Lakeside School | Gateshead | Public special | 58 | 910 |
| Budawang School | Milton | Public special | 44 | 909 |
| Carenne School | Bathurst | Public special | 97 | 908 |
| Karningul School | Regents Park | Public special | 20 | 919 |
| North Gosford Learning Centre | North Gosford | Public special | 38 | 905 |
About this data
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- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.