The Alpine School
Cooma NSW 2630
The Alpine School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Cooma, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 11 with about 97 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,032, 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: The Alpine School is an independent, co-educational school in Cooma teaching Kindergarten to Year 11. It has about 97 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio of around 8.5 to 1, so students can receive individual attention. The school lists comparatively modest annual tuition fees and has its own website for enrolment information.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Individual attention
- Kindergarten to Year 11
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Philip's Christian College Snowy Mountains | Cooma North | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,005 | 50 |
| St Patrick's Parish School | Cooma | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,037 | 457 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Zahra College | Arncliffe | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 773 | 1,032 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Thora | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 188 | 1,032 |
| Heritage Christian School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 345 | 1,032 |
| Kuyper Christian School | Kurrajong | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 201 | 1,032 |
| Pal Buddhist School | Canley Vale | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 109 | 1,032 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock | Nulkaba | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,276 | 1,032 |
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.