Royal Far West School
14-18 WENTWORTH STREET, Manly NSW 2095
Royal Far West School is a government special school in Manly, NSW.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
About this school, from public sources
Public information indicates Royal Far West School in Manly is a specialist NSW government school supporting students from regional and remote areas with developmental, learning, and behavioural needs, operating from purpose-built premises since 2019 on a site with roots dating to 1938. It runs the NSW Centre for Effective Reading, supporting students with severe literacy difficulties, and SWAY, an oral language and literacy program drawing on Aboriginal knowledge and storytelling, working alongside families to help students return successfully to their home schools.
Often praised
- Centre for Effective Reading program
- SWAY Aboriginal literacy program
- Family and community support focus
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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 Royal Far West School 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart House School | Harbord | Public special | 2.8 km | — | — |
| The Beach School | Allambie | Public special | 3.8 km | 1,039 | 35 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
| Queenwood, Art and Design Campus | Mosman | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.6 km | — | — |
| Queenwood | Mosman | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,172 | 816 |
| EOC Broken Bay - Narraweena | Narraweena | Catholic special | 5.5 km | — | — |
| Fisher Road School | Dee Why | Public special | 5.8 km | 1,050 | 62 |
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.