Macquarie University Special Education Centre
Macquarie University NSW 2109
Macquarie University Special Education Centre is an independent special school in Macquarie University, NSW with about 47 students. Its ICSEA is 1,074, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, 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: The Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC School) is a research-based special school for Kindergarten to Year 6 students with disability, including mild or moderate intellectual disability, autism or language disability. It has operated since 2004, with intensive small-group literacy and numeracy instruction, progress monitoring, speech and language support, parent collaboration and transition support.
Often praised
- Research-based teaching
- Small-group literacy and numeracy
- Transition support
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 0.3 km | 1,017 | 7 |
| NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 0.4 km | 1,001 | 17 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 0.4 km | 977 | 22 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,178 | 2,501 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Eastwood | Eastwood | Independent special | 3.8 km | — | — |
| Arndell School | North Ryde | Public special | 3.9 km | 1,011 | 17 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,161 | 633 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding House | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Christian School | Dural | Independent special | 49 | 1,071 |
| St Peter's Heart | Campbelltown | Independent special | 22 | 1,071 |
| Gateway Community High | Carlingford | Independent special · 9-12 | 74 | 1,070 |
| St Gabriel's School for students with special needs | Castle Hill | Independent special | 207 | 1,069 |
| Aspect South East Sydney School | Peakhurst | Independent special | 209 | 1,067 |
| Warrah Specialist School | Dural | Independent special | 34 | 1,065 |
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.