Caroline Chisholm School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Padstow, New South Wales 2211 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
About Caroline Chisholm School
Caroline Chisholm School is a public special school located in Padstow, New South Wales (2211), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 104 students (28 girls and 76 boys).
Caroline Chisholm School has an ICSEA value of 1004, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (23.3 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
Caroline Chisholm 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 Caroline Chisholm School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Caroline Chisholm School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bankstown Hospital School
Bankstown · Government special
· 483 m away
Sir Joseph Banks High School
Revesby · Government high school · 7-12
945 students · ICSEA 949 · 563 m away
Bankstown Senior College
Bankstown · Government high school · 9-12
545 students · ICSEA 847 · 814 m away
Broderick Gillawarna School
Revesby · Government special · U
100 students · ICSEA 1005 · 1.1 km away
Padstow North Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.2 km away
Revesby Public School
Revesby · Government primary · K-6
303 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.2 km away
St Luke's Catholic Primary School
Revesby · Catholic primary · K-6
622 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.3 km away
Bankstown South Infants School
Bankstown · Government primary · P-2
141 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.3 km away
Condell Park Public School
Condell Park · Government primary · K-6
586 students · ICSEA 968 · 1.6 km away
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Bankstown · Catholic primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Broderick Gillawarna School
Revesby · Government special · U
100 students · ICSEA 1005
Chalmers Road School
Strathfield · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 1006
Redbank School
Westmead · Government special · U
46 students · ICSEA 1001
Mary Brooksbank School
Rosemeadow · Government special · U
123 students · ICSEA 1000
Woniora Road School
Hurstville · Government special · U
46 students · ICSEA 999
William Rose School
Seven Hills · Government special · U
86 students · ICSEA 1009
Frequently asked questions
Is Caroline Chisholm School a public or private school?
Caroline Chisholm School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Caroline Chisholm School offer?
Caroline Chisholm School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Caroline Chisholm School?
In 2025, Caroline Chisholm School had 104 enrolled students (28 girls, 76 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Caroline Chisholm School?
Caroline Chisholm School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1004. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Caroline Chisholm School?
Caroline Chisholm School has about 4.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Caroline Chisholm School co-ed?
Yes. Caroline Chisholm School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Caroline Chisholm School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Caroline Chisholm 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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