Kalinda School
Merrigal St, Griffith NSW 2680
Kalinda School is a government special school in Griffith, NSW with about 38 students. Its ICSEA is 835, 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 38.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Kalinda School as a specialist NSW government school in Griffith catering to students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities and/or autism. The school offers individualised learning plans built around communication, regulation, life skills and community access, developed with families and therapists. Purpose-built facilities opened in 2011 include sensory spaces, a student kitchen, library and outdoor learning areas, supporting a strong focus on inclusion and community partnership.
Often praised
- purpose-built sensory and life-skills facilities
- individualised, therapist-linked learning plans
- strong family and community partnership
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 Kalinda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verity Christian College | Griffith | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 959 | 147 |
| Western Riverina Community School | Griffith | Independent special | 0.9 km | 883 | 38 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Learning Centre | Boambee East | Public special | 23 | 841 |
| Plumpton House School | Plumpton | Public special | 30 | 827 |
| Girrakool School | Kariong | Public special | 54 | 826 |
| Woodberry Learning Centre | Woodberry | Public special | 26 | 844 |
| Coreen School | Blacktown | Public special | 56 | 845 |
| Holman Place School | Cowra | Public special | 30 | 822 |
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.