Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Boambee, New South Wales 2450 · Coffs Harbour LGA
About Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre is a public special school located in Boambee, New South Wales (2450), within the Coffs Harbour local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 23 students (8 girls and 15 boys).
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre has an ICSEA value of 841, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 78% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (6.0 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre 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 Coffs Harbour Learning Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Toormina High School
Toormina · Government high school · 7-12
739 students · ICSEA 941 · 1.1 km away
Toormina Public School
Toormina · Government primary · K-6
174 students · ICSEA 922 · 1.2 km away
Mary Help of Christians Primary School Sawtell
Toormina · Catholic primary · K-6
490 students · ICSEA 1052 · 1.5 km away
Boambee Public School
Boambee · Government primary · K-6
383 students · ICSEA 996 · 1.6 km away
Coffs Harbour Bible Church School
Toormina · Independent combined · K-10
37 students · ICSEA 1021 · 1.7 km away
William Bayldon Public School
Sawtell · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 812 · 1.9 km away
Sawtell Public School
Sawtell · Government primary · K-6
293 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.9 km away
Coffs Harbour Senior College
Coffs Harbour · Government high school · 11-12
454 students · ICSEA 1038 · 3.5 km away
St John Paul College
Coffs Harbour · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,062 students · ICSEA 1044 · 3.6 km away
Coffs Harbour Christian Community School
Bonville · Independent combined · K-12
1,008 students · ICSEA 1037 · 3.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Woodberry Learning Centre
Woodberry · Government special · U
26 students · ICSEA 844
Coreen School
Blacktown · Government special · U
56 students · ICSEA 845
Kalinda School
Griffith · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 835
Havenlee School
North Nowra · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 849
Edgeware School
Hurlstone Park · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 851
Plumpton House School
Plumpton · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 827
Frequently asked questions
Is Coffs Harbour Learning Centre a public or private school?
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Coffs Harbour Learning Centre offer?
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Coffs Harbour Learning Centre?
In 2025, Coffs Harbour Learning Centre had 23 enrolled students (8 girls, 15 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Coffs Harbour Learning Centre?
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 841. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Coffs Harbour Learning Centre?
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre has about 3.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Coffs Harbour Learning Centre co-ed?
Yes. Coffs Harbour Learning Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Coffs Harbour Learning Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Coffs Harbour Learning Centre 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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