Karonga School
Karonga Close (via Dent St), Epping NSW 2121
Karonga School is a government special school in Epping, NSW with about 89 students. Its ICSEA is 1,030, 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 89.
About this school, from public sources
Karonga School is a NSW government special school in Epping described in public sources as supporting a small student population with moderate to severe intellectual disability, including students with physical disability, autism, challenging behaviours and complex healthcare needs. Public information highlights a communication- and life-readiness-focused program, a low student-to-teacher ratio, and an eight-acre campus with school gardens where students grow and eat their own vegetables and herbs.
Often praised
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- sustainable garden-based learning
- strong communication and life-readiness focus
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 Karonga 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Community High | Carlingford | Independent special | 1.3 km | 1,070 | 74 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Eastwood | Eastwood | Independent special | 2.7 km | — | — |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney | Oatlands | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 980 | 283 |
| EOC Broken Bay - Pennant Hills | Pennant Hills | Catholic special | 3.6 km | — | — |
| The King's School | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,163 | 2,150 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 4.4 km | 1,001 | 17 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 4.4 km | 977 | 22 |
| Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,141 | 771 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallowood School | Kellyville | Public special | 98 | 1,034 |
| Wairoa School | Bondi Beach | Public special | 75 | 1,025 |
| Cairnsfoot School | Brighton-Le-Sands | Public special | 99 | 1,036 |
| The Ponds School | The Ponds | Public special | 120 | 1,038 |
| Minerva School | Sutherland | Public special | 47 | 1,039 |
| The Beach School | Allambie | Public special | 35 | 1,039 |
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.