Casuarina School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Riverstone, New South Wales 2765 · Blacktown LGA
About Casuarina School
Casuarina School is a public special school located in Riverstone, New South Wales (2765), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 40 students (9 girls and 31 boys).
Casuarina School has an ICSEA value of 912, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 13th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 50% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (11.2 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 18% over the past five years.
Casuarina 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 Casuarina School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Casuarina School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Riverstone Public School
Riverstone · Government primary · P-6
599 students · ICSEA 986 · 443 m away
St John's Primary School
Riverstone · Catholic primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1113 · 565 m away
Ngarra Christian College
Riverstone · Independent special · U
37 students · ICSEA 1085 · 649 m away
Norwest Christian College
Riverstone · Independent combined · K-12
1,187 students · ICSEA 1109 · 676 m away
Riverstone High School
Riverstone · Government high school · 7-12
861 students · ICSEA 979 · 883 m away
South Creek School
Riverstone · Government special · U
82 students · ICSEA 982 · 895 m away
Schofields Public School
Schofields · Government primary · K-6
1,119 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.9 km away
Marsden Park Anglican College
Marsden Park · Independent combined · K-8
733 students · ICSEA 1109 · 2.3 km away
Australian Christian College - Marsden Park
Riverstone · Independent combined · K-12
2,523 students · ICSEA 1101 · 2.6 km away
Galungara Public School
Schofields · Government primary · K-6
882 students · ICSEA 1106 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
The Crescent School
Goulburn · Government special · U
77 students · ICSEA 911
Lakeside School
Gateshead · Government special · U
58 students · ICSEA 910
Budawang School
Milton · Government special · U
44 students · ICSEA 909
Carenne School
Bathurst · Government special · U
97 students · ICSEA 908
Karningul School
Regents Park · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 919
North Gosford Learning Centre
North Gosford · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 905
Frequently asked questions
Is Casuarina School a public or private school?
Casuarina School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Casuarina School offer?
Casuarina School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Casuarina School?
In 2025, Casuarina School had 40 enrolled students (9 girls, 31 boys), a change of -18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Casuarina School?
Casuarina School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 912. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Casuarina School?
Casuarina School has about 3.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Casuarina School co-ed?
Yes. Casuarina School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Casuarina School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Casuarina 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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