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Cromehurst School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lindfield, New South Wales 2070 · Ku-ring-gai LGA

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Success Index
Not rated

Special schools are not scored.

How is this calculated?
Students
60
-3% over 5 years
ICSEA
1098
84th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
3.4
17.5 FTE teachers
Year range
U

About Cromehurst School

Cromehurst School is a public special school located in Lindfield, New South Wales (2070), within the Ku-ring-gai local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 60 students (16 girls and 44 boys).

Cromehurst School has an ICSEA value of 1098, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 40% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 16 teachers (17.5 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.

Cromehurst 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.

Cromehurst School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
16
Boys
44
Language background other than English
60%
Indigenous students
2%

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Cromehurst School have changed over the past decade.

5059672015: 56 students2016: 59 students2017: 56 students2018: 60 students2019: 64 students2020: 62 students2021: 61 students2022: 60 students2023: 60 students2024: 64 students2025: 60 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cromehurst School a public or private school?

Cromehurst School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.

What year levels does Cromehurst School offer?

Cromehurst School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.

How many students attend Cromehurst School?

In 2025, Cromehurst School had 60 enrolled students (16 girls, 44 boys), a change of -3% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Cromehurst School?

Cromehurst School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1098. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Cromehurst School?

Cromehurst School has about 3.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

Is Cromehurst School co-ed?

Yes. Cromehurst School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Cromehurst School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cromehurst 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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