Blue Gum Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hornsby, New South Wales 2077 · Hornsby LGA
About Blue Gum Community School
Blue Gum Community School is an independent primary school located in Hornsby, New South Wales (2077), within the Hornsby local government area. It caters for students from K to 2 and in 2025 enrolled 21 students (12 girls and 9 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Blue Gum Community School has an ICSEA value of 1105, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 86th percentile of Australian schools. 40% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.4 full-time equivalent) and 1 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.2 to 1.
On the Success Index, Blue Gum Community School scores 80.2 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1105
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)40% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Blue Gum Community School's 21 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Blue Gum Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Blue Gum Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hornsby Girls High School
Hornsby · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1209 · 1.1 km away
Barker College
Hornsby · Independent combined · K-12
2,856 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.1 km away
Clarke Road School
Hornsby · Government special · U
61 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.2 km away
Hornsby South Public School
Hornsby · Government primary · K-6
534 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.3 km away
Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby · Independent special · K-8
28 students · ICSEA 984 · 1.4 km away
Hornsby High School
Asquith · Government high school · 7-12
542 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.6 km away
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Waitara · Catholic primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 1153 · 1.8 km away
Normanhurst West Public School
Thornleigh · Government primary · K-6
363 students · ICSEA 1136 · 1.9 km away
St Leo's Catholic College
Wahroonga · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.9 km away
Waitara Public School
Wahroonga · Government primary · K-6
972 students · ICSEA 1148 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Southside Montessori School
Riverwood · Independent primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 1110
The Children's House Montessori
North Ryde · Independent primary · K
8 students · ICSEA 1110
The Central Coast Montessori Primary School
Bateau Bay · Independent primary · K-6
66 students · ICSEA 1100
Mount Sinai College
Maroubra · Independent primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 1097
Kinma School
Terrey Hills · Independent primary · K-6
67 students · ICSEA 1096
Hurstville Adventist School
Hurstville · Independent primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1114
Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Gum Community School a public or private school?
Blue Gum Community School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Blue Gum Community School offer?
Blue Gum Community School offers K to 2. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Blue Gum Community School?
In 2025, Blue Gum Community School had 21 enrolled students (12 girls, 9 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Blue Gum Community School?
Blue Gum Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1105. 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 Blue Gum Community School?
Blue Gum Community School has about 6.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Blue Gum Community School each year?
In 2025, Blue Gum Community School had 8 students in Kindergarten.
Is Blue Gum Community School co-ed?
Yes. Blue Gum Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Blue Gum Community School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Blue Gum Community 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Blue Gum Community School?
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