Novo Education
Wollongong NSW 2500
Novo Education is an independent special school in Wollongong, NSW for Years 9–12 with about 44 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 983, where the national average is 1000.
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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Novo Education Space is an independent special assistance school for Years 9-12, operated by not-for-profit WEA Illawarra and registered with NESA. It offers small classes, one-on-one mentoring and a trauma-informed approach to help students re-engage with learning and set goals. The Wollongong campus is one of several, with others in Bowral, Nowra and Vincentia.
Often praised
- Small classes
- One-on-one mentoring
- Trauma-informed approach
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Novo Education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra Hospital School | Wollongong | Public special | 0.7 km | — | — |
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Para Meadows School | North Wollongong | Public special | 2.1 km | 945 | 113 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Wollongong University | Wollongong | Independent special | 2.6 km | — | — |
| Elonera Montessori School | Mount Ousley | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,108 | 187 |
| Aspect South Coast School, Unanderra | Unanderra | Independent special | 4.8 km | — | — |
| Wollongong Flexible School | Towradgi | Independent special | 5.3 km | 895 | 71 |
| Illawarra Christian School | Cordeaux Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,091 | 800 |
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 |
| Marri Mittigar School | Hornsby | Independent special · K-8 | 28 | 984 |
| 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.