NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program
Macquarie Park NSW 2113
NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program is an independent special school in Macquarie Park, NSW with about 17 students. Its ICSEA is 1,001, 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 Sign Bilingual Program is a K-6 NextSense program in Macquarie Park for children who access learning through Auslan and written English. It operates from a custom-designed building beside the Macquarie University campus. Small enrolment gives a language-rich environment where students have peers and language role models they can communicate with directly, supported by a very low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Auslan and English bilingual learning
- Custom-designed building
- Signing peers and role models
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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 - Spoken Language Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 0.0 km | 977 | 22 |
| Macquarie University Special Education Centre | Macquarie University | Independent special | 0.4 km | 1,074 | 47 |
| NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program | Macquarie Park | Independent special | 0.5 km | 1,017 | 7 |
| Aspect Vern Barnett School, Eastwood | Eastwood | Independent special | 3.4 km | — | — |
| Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,178 | 2,501 |
| 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 | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast Pathway | Alstonville | Independent special · 9-10 | 26 | 998 |
| Aspect Hunter School | Thornton | Independent special | 290 | 1,008 |
| Mater Dei School | Camden | Independent special | 129 | 993 |
| Aspect Riverina School | Albury | Independent special | 90 | 1,011 |
| Pacific Hope Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent special | 85 | 1,014 |
| WAYS Secondary | Bondi | Independent special · 9-12 | 62 | 987 |
About this data
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