Highlands School
2 Maxted Street, Renwick NSW 2575
Highlands School is a government special school in Renwick, NSW with about 37 students. Its ICSEA is 860, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 37.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own site and NSW government sources describes Highlands School as a small government special school (School for Specific Purpose) in Renwick, near Mittagong, catering to students in Years 5-10 from the Wollondilly and Goulburn networks with significant behavioural or emotional support needs, including autism spectrum disorder. It runs small classes with a generalist teacher and learning support officer, and offers functional literacy and numeracy, IT, VET, outdoor recreation, sport, horticulture and agriculture programs, supported by facilities such as a science lab, industrial kitchen/café, and STEM room.
Often praised
- small, well-resourced classes
- practical/vocational programs
- dedicated support for complex needs
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 Highlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangara School | Mittagong | Public special | 0.8 km | 971 | 48 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,052 | 131 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 1,068 | 363 |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.1 km | 1,153 | 827 |
| Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.2 km | 1,054 | 1,247 |
| Calderwood Christian School | Albion Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 27.9 km | 1,056 | 504 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Albion Park | Albion Park | Independent special | 29.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Hargrave School | Warwick Farm | Public special | 59 | 862 |
| Lomandra School | Campbelltown | Public special | 75 | 864 |
| Yawarra Community School | Dubbo | Public special | 50 | 867 |
| Edgeware School | Hurlstone Park | Public special | 31 | 851 |
| Snowy Valleys School | Tumut | Public special | 30 | 869 |
| Wakefield School | Wakefield | Public special | 31 | 869 |
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.