Fisher Road School
115 Fisher Rd, Dee Why NSW 2099
Fisher Road School is a government special school in Dee Why, NSW with about 62 students. Its ICSEA is 1,050, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 62.
About this school, from public sources
Public information indicates Fisher Road School is a NSW government special school in Dee Why catering to students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disability, some with additional physical, emotional or sensory needs. The school runs small classes each supported by a teacher and a School Learning Support Officer, and uses technology such as interactive whiteboards, virtual reality headsets and adaptive equipment alongside a dedicated sensory room to support individual learning goals.
Often praised
- small staffed classes
- sensory room facilities
- adaptive learning technology
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 Fisher Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,158 | 1,002 |
| EOC Broken Bay - Narraweena | Narraweena | Catholic special | 1.3 km | — | — |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
| Stewart House School | Harbord | Public special | 3.1 km | — | — |
| The Beach School | Allambie | Public special | 3.7 km | 1,039 | 35 |
| Oxford Falls Grammar School | Oxford Falls | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,137 | 1,201 |
| Arranounbai School | Frenchs Forest | Public special | 4.4 km | 1,073 | 34 |
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 Hills School | Northmead | Public special | 112 | 1,046 |
| Centennial Park School | Randwick | Public special | 53 | 1,055 |
| St George School | Kogarah | Public special | 64 | 1,055 |
| Lucas Gardens School | Canada Bay | Public special | 78 | 1,057 |
| Minerva School | Sutherland | Public special | 47 | 1,039 |
| The Beach School | Allambie | Public special | 35 | 1,039 |
About this data
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- 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.