Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Engadine, New South Wales 2233 · Sutherland LGA
About Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town is an independent special school located in Engadine, New South Wales (2233), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from 4 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 55 students (18 girls and 37 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town has an ICSEA value of 962, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 30th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 43% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (9.8 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 28% over the past five years.
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town's 55 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St John Bosco College
Engadine · Catholic high school · 7-12
986 students · ICSEA 1081 · 198 m away
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School
Engadine · Catholic primary · K-6
772 students · ICSEA 1094 · 319 m away
Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School
Engadine · Independent combined · K-12
42 students · ICSEA 1108 · 626 m away
Engadine Public School
Engadine · Government primary · K-6
411 students · ICSEA 1059 · 655 m away
Engadine West Public School
Engadine · Government primary · K-6
541 students · ICSEA 1057 · 778 m away
Engadine High School
Engadine · Government high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.3 km away
Heathcote High School
Heathcote · Government high school · 7-12
633 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.0 km away
Yarrawarrah Public School
Engadine · Government primary · K-6
249 students · ICSEA 1081 · 2.1 km away
Heathcote East Public School
Heathcote · Government primary · K-6
106 students · ICSEA 1072 · 2.2 km away
Heathcote Public School
Heathcote · Government primary · K-6
273 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.3 km away
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35 students · ICSEA 966
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61 students · ICSEA 971
Valley Hope Christian School
Townsend · Independent special · U
51 students · ICSEA 951
Alesco Secondary College
Cooks Hill · Independent special · 9-12
664 students · ICSEA 949
ET Australia Secondary College
Gosford · Independent special · 7-12
280 students · ICSEA 976
NextSense School - Spoken Language Program
Macquarie Park · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 977
Frequently asked questions
Is Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town a public or private school?
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town offer?
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town offers 4 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town?
In 2025, Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town had 55 enrolled students (18 girls, 37 boys), a change of 28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town?
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 962. 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 Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town?
Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town has about 5.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town?
In 2025, Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town had 6 students in Year 7 and 4 in Year 12.
Is Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town co-ed?
Yes. Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Dunlea Centre, Australia's Original Boys' Town 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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