Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby NSW 2077
Marri Mittigar School is an independent special school in Hornsby, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 8 with about 28 students. Its ICSEA is 984, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ 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: Marri Mittigar School in Hornsby is a small co-educational school for Years K-8, established by Barker College to serve children of refugee experience. Its name means 'many friends' in Darug. It builds confidence, English language skills and emotional resilience as a bridge into mainstream schooling. Around 28 students attend, all from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Refugee-focused support
- Language skills development
- Bridge to mainstream
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Road School | Hornsby | Public special | 0.5 km | 1,063 | 61 |
| Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,164 | 1,240 |
| Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,217 | 1,634 |
| St Lucy's School | Wahroonga | Independent special | 1.8 km | 1,104 | 246 |
| EOC Broken Bay - Wahroonga | Wahroonga | Catholic special | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,187 | 3,345 |
| St Edmund's College | Wahroonga | Independent special | 2.4 km | 1,107 | 112 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,161 | 633 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegra School Coffs Harbour | Coffs Harbour | Independent special · 9-10 | 83 | 984 |
| Novo Education | Wollongong | Independent special · 9-12 | 44 | 983 |
| WAYS Secondary | Bondi | Independent special · 9-12 | 62 | 987 |
| NextSense School - Spoken Language Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 22 | 977 |
| ET Australia Secondary College | Gosford | Independent special · 7-12 | 280 | 976 |
| Mater Dei School | Camden | Independent special | 129 | 993 |
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.