Wairoa School
Brighton Blvd, Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Wairoa School is a government special school in Bondi Beach, NSW with about 75 students. Its ICSEA is 1,025, 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, 2016–2025. Latest 75.
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes Wairoa School as a NSW government School for Specific Purpose in Bondi Beach, supporting around 65 students aged 4-18 with moderate to severe intellectual disability, autism, physical or sensory disabilities. Small classes of about six students each pair a special education teacher with a teacher's aide, and students access on-site physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy through a developmental disability support team. The school has operated on its North Bondi site since 1967.
Often praised
- small student-to-staff ratios
- on-site allied health support
- long-established specialist campus
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Wairoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAYS Secondary | Bondi | Independent special | 0.1 km | 987 | 62 |
| Kesser Torah College | Dover Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,082 | 484 |
| Reddam House | Woollahra | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,203 | — |
| Kambala | Rose Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,169 | 986 |
| The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,162 | 2,076 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,160 | 851 |
| The Scots College, Ginahgulla Centre campus | Bellevue Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | — | — |
| St Catherine's School | Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,156 | 1,122 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karonga School | Epping | Public special | 89 | 1,030 |
| Passfield Park School | Minto | Public special | 98 | 1,019 |
| Bates Drive School | Kareela | Public special | 62 | 1,018 |
| Yandelora School | Narellan | Public special | 118 | 1,017 |
| Tallowood School | Kellyville | Public special | 98 | 1,034 |
| Cairnsfoot School | Brighton-Le-Sands | Public special | 99 | 1,036 |
About this data
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- nsw-doe-attendance
- nsw-doe-enrolment-history
- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.