The Childrens Hospital School
Hawkesbury Rd & Hainsworth St, Westmead NSW 2145
The Childrens Hospital School is a government special school in Westmead, 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 about The Childrens Hospital School comes from the school's own website, as no independent reviews were found online. It is a NSW government school based at Westmead Hospital, delivering personalised, adaptive learning for students undergoing hospital treatment, including bedside teaching alongside classroom sessions. Staff work closely with families and hospital teams to keep students engaged with a broad curriculum despite health challenges, aiming for each child to feel known, valued, and supported through their treatment.
Often praised
- personalised bedside teaching
- close family and hospital-staff collaboration
- adaptive, inclusive learning approach
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: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See The Childrens Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redbank School | Westmead | Public special | 0.4 km | 1,001 | 46 |
| Palm Avenue School | Westmead | Public special | 0.6 km | — | — |
| The Federation College of Education | Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Indie School Parramatta | Parramatta | Independent special | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,141 | 549 |
| The Hills School | Northmead | Public special | 2.7 km | 1,046 | 112 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,175 | 979 |
| Maronite College of the Holy Family - Parramatta | Harris Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,023 | 1,282 |
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.