Kurrambee School

11 Werrington Rd, Werrington NSW 2747

PublicSpecial

Kurrambee School is a government special school in Werrington, NSW with about 104 students. Its ICSEA is 946, where the national average is 1000.

104students

946ICSEA · higher than 54% of NSW primary schools

34%language background other than English

15%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

23teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

81.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -6.1 pts over 3 years

-3%enrolment change over 5 years

142FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

1support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 104.

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Kurrambee School as a NSW government School for Specific Purposes in Werrington, supporting around 110 students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, many with co-occurring autism or physical, sensory or behavioural needs. The school builds individualised learning and transition plans for each student, with additional programs covering communication, independence, life skills and social skills, alongside behaviour and health care plans where needed. It emphasises close collaboration with families and carers and classrooms tailored to individual needs.

Often praised

individualised learning plans
close family/carer collaboration
tailored life-skills 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: 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 Kurrambee 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
Penrith Valley School	Werrington	Public special	0.2 km	873	39
Wollemi College	Werrington	Independent k–12 / combined	0.2 km	1,107	565
Putland School	Werrington	Public special	0.7 km	871	65
St Mary's Flexible School	St Marys	Independent special	1.9 km	832	80
Montgrove College	Orchard Hills	Independent k–12 / combined	4.0 km	1,106	675
Halinda School	Whalan	Public special	4.7 km	955	114
Penrith Christian School	Orchard Hills	Independent k–12 / combined	4.9 km	1,047	744
Bethel Christian School	Mount Druitt	Independent k–12 / combined	5.1 km	977	264

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
Para Meadows School	North Wollongong	Public special	113	945
Tirriwirri School	Karabar	Public special	34	944
Mainsbridge School	Warwick Farm	Public special	125	949
Newcastle Junior School	Hillsborough	Public special	63	940
Peterborough School	Warilla	Public special	115	938
Halinda School	Whalan	Public special	114	955

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.