Yawarra Community School
East St, Dubbo NSW 2830
Yawarra Community School is a government special school in Dubbo, NSW with about 50 students. Its ICSEA is 867, 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, 2019–2025. Latest 50.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Yawarra Community School as a small NSW government special school (School for Specific Purposes) in Dubbo West catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 12 with disability. It offers personalised learning support alongside specialist services such as speech and occupational therapy, and hosts the Centre for Effective Reading. A purpose-built $19.5 million campus opened in 2019 with modern classrooms, and the community has long advocated for a hydrotherapy pool for students.
Often praised
- Personalised learning support
- On-site speech and OT therapists
- Modern purpose-built facilities
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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie Anglican Grammar School | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,040 | 664 |
| Lincoln School | Dubbo | Public special | 2.1 km | 695 | 14 |
| Mian School | Dubbo | Public special | 2.2 km | 706 | 24 |
| LWB Education - Dubbo Campus | Dubbo | Independent special | 2.3 km | — | — |
| Central West Leadership Academy | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,072 | 158 |
| Vista Lodge | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo | Public k–12 / combined | 5.2 km | 888 | 182 |
| Skillset Senior College - Dubbo | Dubbo | Independent special | 5.9 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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Valleys School | Tumut | Public special | 30 | 869 |
| Wakefield School | Wakefield | Public special | 31 | 869 |
| Bullimbal School | South Tamworth | Public special | 70 | 870 |
| Lomandra School | Campbelltown | Public special | 75 | 864 |
| Shepherds Park School | Wagga Wagga | Public special | 17 | 870 |
| Dorchester School | Campbelltown | Public special | 19 | 871 |
About this data
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- 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.