Tangara School

Bong Bong Rd, Mittagong NSW 2575

PublicSpecial

Tangara School is a government special school in Mittagong, NSW with about 48 students. Its ICSEA is 971, where the national average is 1000.

48students

971ICSEA · higher than 65% of NSW primary schools

10%language background other than English

19%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

12teaching staff (FTE)

Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

73.7%attendance rate, 2024 · -4.7 pts over 3 years

+92%enrolment change over 5 years

124FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

2support classes

Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 48.

About this school, from public sources

Public information indicates Tangara School is a NSW government special school in Mittagong (Renwick) supporting students aged 4 to 18 with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities. It runs small classes, each staffed with a teacher and learning support officer, and offers academic, therapeutic, vocational and independent-living programs alongside leisure activities. The rural campus is described as calm and supportive, with facilities including a heated swimming pool, playgrounds, a modern kitchen area and dedicated school buses.

Often praised

small, well-staffed classes
heated pool and dedicated facilities
vocational and life-skills programs

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
Highlands School	Renwick	Public special	0.8 km	860	37
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School	Bowral	Independent k–12 / combined	5.1 km	1,052	131
Southern Highlands Christian School	Bowral	Independent k–12 / combined	6.4 km	1,068	363
Oxley College	Burradoo	Independent k–12 / combined	8.7 km	1,153	827
Wollondilly Anglican College	Tahmoor	Independent k–12 / combined	24.1 km	1,054	1,247
Calderwood Christian School	Albion Park	Independent k–12 / combined	28.7 km	1,056	504

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
Beverley Park School	Campbelltown	Public special	59	967
Carinya School	Mortdale	Public special	55	975
Newcastle Middle School	Waratah	Public special	45	967
Bridge Road School	Camperdown	Public special	37	977
George Bass School	Bass Hill	Public special	102	979
Glenvale School	Narara	Public special	159	963

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.