Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School
Middle Cove NSW 2068
Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Middle Cove, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 405 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,148, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Glenaeon is a co-educational Steiner Waldorf day school, established in 1957 and the first Steiner school in Australia. It has about 500 students across a Willoughby preschool, a Castlecrag junior school (K-3) and Middle Cove for Years 4-12. Its curriculum follows NSW requirements combined with Rudolf Steiner's educational approach, and its motto is Meaningful Lives.
Often praised
- Steiner Waldorf education
- First Steiner school in Australia
- Three-campus structure
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.59 | 20 |
| 2024 | 0.96 | 24 |
| 2023 | 1.12 | 28 |
| 2022 | 1.19 | 25 |
| 2021 | 0.86 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pius X College | Chatswood | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,144 | 1,183 |
| Roseville College | Roseville | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,191 | 1,060 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore | North Sydney | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,166 | 1,609 |
| Lindfield College | Lindfield | Public k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,152 | 802 |
| Wenona School | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,187 | 1,385 |
| SCECGS Redlands - Murdoch campus | Cremorne | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | — | — |
| SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,190 | 1,680 |
| Reddam House North Shore | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside Montessori School | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 159 | 1,147 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,043 | 1,146 |
| Hills Adventist College | North Kellyville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 823 | 1,150 |
| St Pius X College | Chatswood | Independent k–12 / combined · 5-12 | 1,183 | 1,144 |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 827 | 1,153 |
| Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,561 | 1,155 |
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.