Aspect Vern Barnett School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Forestville, New South Wales 2087 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Aspect Vern Barnett School
Aspect Vern Barnett School is an independent special school located in Forestville, New South Wales (2087), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 97 students (22 girls and 75 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Aspect Vern Barnett School has an ICSEA value of 1107, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 86th percentile of Australian schools. 44% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (23.1 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 20% over the past five years.
Aspect Vern Barnett 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 Aspect Vern Barnett School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Aspect Vern Barnett School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School
Forestville · Catholic primary · K-6
282 students · ICSEA 1145 · 364 m away
Forestville Montessori School
Forestville · Independent primary · K-6
49 students · ICSEA 1171 · 556 m away
Forestville Public School
Forestville · Government primary · K-6
462 students · ICSEA 1141 · 633 m away
Killarney Heights High School
Killarney Heights · Government high school · 7-12
969 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.0 km away
Killarney Heights Public School
Killarney Heights · Government primary · K-6
661 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.3 km away
Frenchs Forest Public School
Frenchs Forest · Government primary · K-6
218 students · ICSEA 1123 · 1.4 km away
The Forest High School
Frenchs Forest · Government high school · 7-12
769 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.7 km away
Arranounbai School
Frenchs Forest · Government special · U
34 students · ICSEA 1073 · 2.2 km away
Davidson High School
Frenchs Forest · Government high school · 7-12
790 students · ICSEA 1089 · 2.4 km away
Mimosa Public School
Frenchs Forest · Government primary · K-6
562 students · ICSEA 1119 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Edmund's College
Wahroonga · Independent special · U
112 students · ICSEA 1107
St Lucy's School
Wahroonga · Independent special · U
246 students · ICSEA 1104
Giant Steps Sydney
Gladesville · Independent special · U
113 students · ICSEA 1103
Woodbury
Baulkham Hills · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 1112
The Joseph Varga School
Randwick · Independent special · U
8 students · ICSEA 1119
Yattalunga Valley Christian School
Green Point · Independent special · U
26 students · ICSEA 1095
Frequently asked questions
Is Aspect Vern Barnett School a public or private school?
Aspect Vern Barnett School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Aspect Vern Barnett School offer?
Aspect Vern Barnett School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Aspect Vern Barnett School?
In 2025, Aspect Vern Barnett School had 97 enrolled students (22 girls, 75 boys), a change of -20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Aspect Vern Barnett School?
Aspect Vern Barnett School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1107. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Aspect Vern Barnett School?
Aspect Vern Barnett School has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Aspect Vern Barnett School co-ed?
Yes. Aspect Vern Barnett School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Aspect Vern Barnett School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Aspect Vern Barnett 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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