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William Rose School

Cnr Morris St & Lucas Rd, Seven Hills NSW 2147

PublicSpecial

William Rose School is a government special school in Seven Hills, NSW with about 86 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, where the national average is 1000.

86students
1,009ICSEA · higher than 78% of NSW primary schools
75%language background other than English
8%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
25teaching staff (FTE)

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

Attendance and enrolment

76.5%attendance rate, 2024 · -8.3 pts over 3 years
+4%enrolment change over 5 years
90FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
4support classes

About this school, from public sources

Public information about William Rose School, a NSW government special school in Seven Hills, describes it as a School for Specific Purposes serving students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, including support for vision and hearing impairment, physical disability, autism, and deafblindness. Official school directory listings note a small student cohort with a low student-to-teacher ratio, reflecting an individualised approach to specialist education.

Often praised

  • low student-to-teacher ratio
  • broad range of disability support
  • K-12 specialist 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Warakirri College - BlacktownBlacktownIndependent special2.3 km——
Toongabbie Christian CollegeToongabbieIndependent k–12 / combined2.3 km1,1061,242
Coreen SchoolBlacktownPublic special2.5 km84556
Aspect Western Sydney School, BlacktownBlacktownIndependent special3.5 km——
Ebenezer Christian CollegeProspectIndependent k–12 / combined4.0 km995140
WoodburyBaulkham HillsIndependent special4.1 km1,11222
Tyndale Christian SchoolBlacktownIndependent k–12 / combined5.0 km1,066816
Aspect Western Sydney School, St Andrews College Senior CampusMarayongIndependent special5.0 km——

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Arndell SchoolNorth RydePublic special171,011
Wangee Park SchoolCampsiePublic special511,011
Chalmers Road SchoolStrathfieldPublic special791,006
Broderick Gillawarna SchoolRevesbyPublic special1001,005
Caroline Chisholm SchoolPadstowPublic special1041,004
Redbank SchoolWestmeadPublic special461,001

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.