Tirriwirri School
Alanbar Street, Karabar NSW 2620
Tirriwirri School is a government special school in Karabar, NSW with about 34 students. Its ICSEA is 944, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2021–2025. Latest 34.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information, drawn mainly from the school's own website, describes Tirriwirri School as a NSW government special school in Karabar catering to students with medium to high support needs. The school emphasises an inclusive, welcoming environment where students feel safe from their first day, offers a wide range of subjects and opportunities tailored to individual interests, and works with teachers and wellbeing support teams alongside families to build individualised learning plans.
Often praised
- Inclusive, welcoming community
- Individualised learning plans
- Strong family partnership
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 Tirriwirri 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finigan School of Distance Education | Queanbeyan | Public k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,067 | 83 |
| The Anglican School Googong | Googong | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.3 km | 1,129 | 455 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Para Meadows School | North Wollongong | Public special | 113 | 945 |
| Kurrambee School | Werrington | Public special | 104 | 946 |
| Newcastle Junior School | Hillsborough | Public special | 63 | 940 |
| Mainsbridge School | Warwick Farm | Public special | 125 | 949 |
| Peterborough School | Warilla | Public special | 115 | 938 |
| Caldera School | Tweed Heads South | Public special | 24 | 936 |
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.