Cook School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Loftus, New South Wales 2232 · Sutherland LGA
About Cook School
Cook School is a public special school located in Loftus, New South Wales (2232), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 66 students (20 girls and 46 boys).
Cook School has an ICSEA value of 956, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 27th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 47% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (16.1 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 69% over the past five years.
Cook 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 Cook School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cook School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Loftus Public School
Loftus · Government primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 1079 · 676 m away
Minerva School
Sutherland · Government special · U
47 students · ICSEA 1039 · 942 m away
St Patrick's College Sutherland
Sutherland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,227 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.1 km away
Sutherland Public School
Sutherland · Government primary · K-6
344 students · ICSEA 1101 · 1.1 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Sutherland · Catholic primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1106 · 1.3 km away
Kirrawee High School
Kirrawee · Government high school · 7-12
1,185 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.9 km away
Woronora River Public School
Woronora · Government primary · K-6
70 students · ICSEA 1054 · 2.0 km away
Sutherland North Public School
Sutherland · Government primary · K-6
225 students · ICSEA 1073 · 2.1 km away
Kirrawee Public School
Kirrawee · Government primary · K-6
326 students · ICSEA 1050 · 2.5 km away
Royal National Park Environmental Education Centre
Audley · Government combined
· 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Les Powell School
Mount Pritchard · Government special · U
76 students · ICSEA 956
Fernhill School
Glenmore Park · Government special · U
129 students · ICSEA 956
Halinda School
Whalan · Government special · U
114 students · ICSEA 955
Hunter River Community School
Metford · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 958
Newcastle Senior School
Waratah · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 960
Mainsbridge School
Liverpool · Government special · U
125 students · ICSEA 949
Frequently asked questions
Is Cook School a public or private school?
Cook School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Cook School offer?
Cook School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Cook School?
In 2025, Cook School had 66 enrolled students (20 girls, 46 boys), a change of 69% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cook School?
Cook School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 956. 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 Cook School?
Cook School has about 4.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Cook School co-ed?
Yes. Cook School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Cook School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cook 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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