North Gosford Learning Centre
20 Jarrett Street, North Gosford NSW 2250
North Gosford Learning Centre is a government special school in North Gosford, NSW with about 38 students. Its ICSEA is 905, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 38.
About this school, from public sources
According to publicly available information, North Gosford Learning Centre is a NSW Department of Education special school (school for specific purposes) supporting students aged around 10-16 with significant behavioural, emotional or learning difficulties who are unable to attend a mainstream setting. The school runs six specialist classes offering individualised learning programs in a small, structured environment, with facilities including dedicated junior and senior classrooms and a sports court. Its stated aim is to help students build skills for a successful return to a mainstream school or other less restrictive setting.
Often praised
- individualised learning programs
- small specialist class sizes
- supportive, structured environment
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indie School Gosford - Faunce | Gosford | Independent special | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Indie School Gosford - Watt | Gosford | Independent special | 1.0 km | — | — |
| ET Australia Secondary College | Gosford | Independent special | 1.2 km | 976 | 280 |
| ET Australia Secondary College Senior Campus | Gosford | Independent special | 1.4 km | — | — |
| St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning - Gosford | Narara | Independent special | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Glenvale School | Narara | Public special | 1.8 km | 963 | 159 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,093 | 694 |
| Central Coast Adventist School | Erina | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,112 | 1,136 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carenne School | Bathurst | Public special | 97 | 908 |
| Wilson Park School | East Lismore | Public special | 83 | 902 |
| Budawang School | Milton | Public special | 44 | 909 |
| Ajuga School | Glenfield | Public special | 53 | 900 |
| Lakeside School | Gateshead | Public special | 58 | 910 |
| The Crescent School | Goulburn | Public special | 77 | 911 |
About this data
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- 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.