Korowal School
Hazelbrook NSW 2779
Korowal School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Hazelbrook, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 259 students. Its ICSEA is 1,084, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Korowal School is a small independent K-12 school founded in 1978 on seven hectares in Hazelbrook, Blue Mountains, with about 259 students and roughly eight students per teacher. It describes itself as progressive and inquiry-led, grounding learning in nature and spoken communication. Facilities include a library, science laboratories, art and music spaces, ball courts, an oval and heritage-listed buildings.
Often praised
- Inquiry-led learning
- Nature-based setting
- Small classes
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 Korowal School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindlehill Steiner School | Wentworth Falls | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.8 km | 1,077 | 114 |
| Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.1 km | 1,140 | 512 |
| Wycliffe Christian School | Warrimoo | Independent k–12 / combined | 15.5 km | 1,100 | 586 |
| Mountains Christian College | Blackheath | Independent k–12 / combined | 18.1 km | 1,040 | 169 |
| The Lakes Christian College | Castlereagh | Independent k–12 / combined | 22.1 km | 1,022 | 330 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria | Mount Victoria | Independent k–12 / combined | 22.6 km | 976 | 87 |
| Nepean Christian School | Mulgoa | Independent k–12 / combined | 23.2 km | 1,049 | 541 |
| St Paul's Grammar School | Cranebrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.7 km | 1,121 | 824 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrahman College | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined · K-6 | 256 | 1,084 |
| Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College | Fletcher | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 860 | 1,085 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,721 | 1,083 |
| Broughton Anglican College | Menangle Park | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,381 | 1,086 |
| Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 484 | 1,082 |
| Kingdom Culture Christian School | Arncliffe | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 196 | 1,082 |
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.