Kotara School
Seaview & Park Aves, Kotara NSW 2289
Kotara School is a government special school in Kotara, NSW with about 25 students. Its ICSEA is 816, 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 25.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Kotara School in Kotara, NSW as a small government special school supporting students in years 3 to 6 with emotional and behavioural needs, including some students with autism or intellectual disability. Enrolments are transient, with placements of up to six months arranged through a regional panel, aiming to help students build skills and behaviours to return to mainstream schooling. The school is noted for working closely with students' home schools and for staff commitment to specialised training.
Often praised
- experienced, specially trained staff
- strong partnerships with home schools
- individualised behaviour support programs
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: low. 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 Kotara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alesco Secondary College - Charlestown Campus | Charlestown | Independent special | 2.3 km | — | — |
| John Hunter Hospital School | New Lambton Heights | Public special | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Newcastle Junior School | Hillsborough | Public special | 2.6 km | 940 | 63 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| LWB Education | Broadmeadow | Independent special | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Lakeside School | Gateshead | Public special | 4.0 km | 910 | 58 |
| St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre | Broadmeadow | Catholic special | 4.1 km | 869 | 47 |
| Newcastle Middle School | Waratah | Public special | 4.1 km | 967 | 45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandeer School | North Albury | Public special | 18 | 811 |
| Holman Place School | Cowra | Public special | 30 | 822 |
| Girrakool School | Kariong | Public special | 54 | 826 |
| Plumpton House School | Plumpton | Public special | 30 | 827 |
| Niland School | Blackett | Public special | 34 | 801 |
| HopeTown School | Wyong | Public special | 43 | 797 |
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.