Blue Mountains Steiner School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hazelbrook, New South Wales 2779 · Blue Mountains LGA
About Blue Mountains Steiner School
Blue Mountains Steiner School is an independent primary school located in Hazelbrook, New South Wales (2779), within the Blue Mountains local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 69 students (37 girls and 32 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Blue Mountains Steiner School has an ICSEA value of 1073, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 38% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (5.7 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Blue Mountains Steiner School scores 68.4 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 1073
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)38% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Blue Mountains Steiner School's 69 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Blue Mountains Steiner School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Blue Mountains Steiner School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hazelbrook Public School
Hazelbrook · Government primary · K-6
356 students · ICSEA 1044 · 970 m away
Korowal School
Hazelbrook · Independent combined · K-12
259 students · ICSEA 1084 · 2.2 km away
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School
Lawson · Catholic primary · K-6
115 students · ICSEA 1076 · 2.6 km away
Lawson Public School
Lawson · Government primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1000 · 3.7 km away
Faulconbridge Public School
Faulconbridge · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1063 · 7.9 km away
Springwood High School
Springwood · Government high school · 7-12
566 students · ICSEA 1027 · 8.7 km away
Wentworth Falls Public School
Wentworth Falls · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1074 · 8.8 km away
Kindlehill School
Wentworth Falls · Independent combined · K-12
114 students · ICSEA 1077 · 8.8 km away
Blue Mountains Grammar School
Wentworth Falls · Independent combined · K-12
512 students · ICSEA 1140 · 9.1 km away
Springwood Public School
Springwood · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1059 · 10.0 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Casuarina Steiner School
Coffs Harbour · Independent primary · K-6
103 students · ICSEA 1072
Zahra Grammar School
Minto · Independent primary · K-6
225 students · ICSEA 1069
Hawkesbury Independent School
Kurrajong · Independent primary · K-6
77 students · ICSEA 1064
Arrahman College
Austral · Independent primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1084
St John's Lutheran Primary School
Jindera · Independent primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1061
Coast Christian School
Bensville · Independent primary · K-6
234 students · ICSEA 1061
Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Mountains Steiner School a public or private school?
Blue Mountains Steiner School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Blue Mountains Steiner School offer?
Blue Mountains Steiner School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Blue Mountains Steiner School?
In 2025, Blue Mountains Steiner School had 69 enrolled students (37 girls, 32 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Blue Mountains Steiner School?
Blue Mountains Steiner School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1073. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Blue Mountains Steiner School?
Blue Mountains Steiner School has about 12.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Blue Mountains Steiner School each year?
In 2025, Blue Mountains Steiner School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is Blue Mountains Steiner School co-ed?
Yes. Blue Mountains Steiner School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Blue Mountains Steiner School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Blue Mountains 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Blue Mountains Steiner School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Penrith, about 22 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.