Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bowral, New South Wales 2576 · Wingecarribee LGA
#141 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#454 of 1,259 nationally
About Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Bowral, New South Wales (2576), within the Wingecarribee local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 131 students (64 girls and 67 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School has an ICSEA value of 1052, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (12.6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School scores 60.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 141st of 314 combined schools in NSW (2nd of 3 in the Wingecarribee area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1052
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+17% enrolments since 2020 (area median +14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+25 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School's 131 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Bowral · Catholic primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1103 · 583 m away
Bowral Public School
Bowral · Government primary · K-6
484 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.0 km away
Bowral High School
Bowral · Government high school · 7-12
564 students · ICSEA 956 · 1.9 km away
Frensham Junior School
Mittagong · Independent primary · K-6
103 students · ICSEA 1157 · 2.1 km away
Mittagong Public School
Mittagong · Government primary · K-6
536 students · ICSEA 992 · 3.5 km away
Frensham School
Mittagong · Independent high school · 7-12
345 students · ICSEA 1137 · 3.6 km away
Oxley College
Burradoo · Independent combined · K-12
827 students · ICSEA 1153 · 3.8 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Mittagong · Catholic primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1035 · 3.9 km away
Southern Highlands Christian School
Bowral · Independent combined · K-12
363 students · ICSEA 1068 · 4.0 km away
Chevalier College
Burradoo · Independent high school · 7-12
951 students · ICSEA 1081 · 4.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Orange Christian School
Orange · Independent combined · K-12
490 students · ICSEA 1052
St Maroun's College
Marrickville · Independent combined · K-12
567 students · ICSEA 1051
Yanginanook School
Belrose · Independent combined · K-11
65 students · ICSEA 1051
Macarthur Adventist College
Macquarie Fields · Independent combined · K-12
695 students · ICSEA 1051
Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School
Warnervale · Independent combined · K-12
796 students · ICSEA 1054
St Charbel's College
Punchbowl · Independent combined · K-12
1,198 students · ICSEA 1054
Frequently asked questions
Is Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School a public or private school?
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School offer?
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School?
In 2025, Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School had 131 enrolled students (64 girls, 67 boys), a change of 17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School?
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1052. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School rank in NSW?
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School ranks 141st of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (60.4/100), and 454th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School?
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School?
In 2025, Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School had 9 students in Year 7 and 5 in Year 12.
Is Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School co-ed?
Yes. Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner 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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