Anson Street School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Orange, New South Wales 2800 · Orange LGA
About Anson Street School
Anson Street School is a public special school located in Orange, New South Wales (2800), within the Orange local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 134 students (54 girls and 80 boys).
Anson Street School has an ICSEA value of 882, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (29.8 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
Anson Street School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Anson Street School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Anson Street School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange
Orange · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,030 students · ICSEA 1010 · 614 m away
Orange Christian School
Orange · Independent combined · K-12
490 students · ICSEA 1052 · 921 m away
Orange Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.1 km away
Glenroi Heights Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
208 students · ICSEA 751 · 1.4 km away
Kinross Wolaroi School
Orange · Independent combined · K-12
1,018 students · ICSEA 1128 · 1.6 km away
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange
Orange · Catholic primary · K-6
505 students · ICSEA 1020 · 1.9 km away
Calare Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
566 students · ICSEA 964 · 2.0 km away
Orange High School
Orange · Government high school · 7-12
914 students · ICSEA 979 · 2.2 km away
Orange East Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 951 · 2.2 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange
Orange · Catholic primary · K-6
426 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
G S Kidd Memorial School
Gunnedah · Government special · U
35 students · ICSEA 881
Verona School
Fairfield East · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 889
Rowland Hassall School
Chester Hill · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 889
Yudi Gunyi School
Waterloo · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 890
Campbell House School
Glenfield · Government special · U
60 students · ICSEA 890
Five Islands School
Booragul · Government special · U
51 students · ICSEA 890
Frequently asked questions
Is Anson Street School a public or private school?
Anson Street School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Anson Street School offer?
Anson Street School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Anson Street School?
In 2025, Anson Street School had 134 enrolled students (54 girls, 80 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Anson Street School?
Anson Street School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 882. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Anson Street School?
Anson Street School has about 4.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Anson Street School co-ed?
Yes. Anson Street School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Anson Street School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Anson Street School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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