Coreen School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Blacktown, New South Wales 2148 · Blacktown LGA
About Coreen School
Coreen School is a public special school located in Blacktown, New South Wales (2148), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 56 students (18 girls and 38 boys).
Coreen School has an ICSEA value of 845, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (21.9 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.
Coreen 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 Coreen School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Coreen School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,014 students · ICSEA 1016 · 286 m away
Blacktown South Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
936 students · ICSEA 1042 · 952 m away
St Patrick's Primary School
Blacktown · Catholic primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.2 km away
Blacktown Boys High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
898 students · ICSEA 1053 · 1.2 km away
Blacktown Girls High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
1,080 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.2 km away
Seven Hills West Public School
Seven Hills · Government primary · P-6
324 students · ICSEA 1001 · 1.3 km away
Bert Oldfield Public School
Seven Hills · Government primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1015 · 1.3 km away
Mitchell High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
876 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.4 km away
Blacktown North Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
354 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.6 km away
Blacktown West Public School
Blacktown · Government primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Woodberry Learning Centre
Woodberry · Government special · U
26 students · ICSEA 844
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Boambee · Government special · U
23 students · ICSEA 841
Havenlee School
North Nowra · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 849
Edgeware School
Hurlstone Park · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 851
Kalinda School
Griffith · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 835
Highlands School
Mittagong · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 860
Frequently asked questions
Is Coreen School a public or private school?
Coreen School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Coreen School offer?
Coreen School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Coreen School?
In 2025, Coreen School had 56 enrolled students (18 girls, 38 boys), a change of 17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Coreen School?
Coreen School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 845. 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 Coreen School?
Coreen School has about 2.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Coreen School co-ed?
Yes. Coreen School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Coreen School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Coreen 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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