Edgeware School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hurlstone Park, New South Wales 2193 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
About Edgeware School
Edgeware School is a public special school located in Hurlstone Park, New South Wales (2193), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 31 students (12 girls and 19 boys).
Edgeware School has an ICSEA value of 851, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 81% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (7.6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
Edgeware 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 Edgeware School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Edgeware School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Dulwich Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 1094 · 981 m away
Canterbury Public School
Canterbury · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 1082 · 991 m away
Canterbury Girls High School
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1059 · 1.1 km away
Dulwich Hill Public School
Dulwich Hill · Government primary · K-6
358 students · ICSEA 1099 · 1.2 km away
Canterbury Boys High School
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
422 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.2 km away
Yeo Park Infants School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-2
48 students · ICSEA 1144 · 1.2 km away
Marrickville West Public School
Marrickville · Government primary · K-6
411 students · ICSEA 1070 · 1.3 km away
St Maroun's College
Marrickville · Independent combined · K-12
567 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.3 km away
Undercliffe Public School
Earlwood · Government primary · K-6
152 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.3 km away
Canterbury South Public School
Canterbury · Government primary · K-6
269 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Havenlee School
North Nowra · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 849
Coreen School
Blacktown · Government special · U
56 students · ICSEA 845
Woodberry Learning Centre
Woodberry · Government special · U
26 students · ICSEA 844
Highlands School
Mittagong · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 860
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Boambee · Government special · U
23 students · ICSEA 841
Lawrence Hargrave School
Warwick Farm · Government special · U
59 students · ICSEA 862
Frequently asked questions
Is Edgeware School a public or private school?
Edgeware School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Edgeware School offer?
Edgeware School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Edgeware School?
In 2025, Edgeware School had 31 enrolled students (12 girls, 19 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Edgeware School?
Edgeware School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 851. 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 Edgeware School?
Edgeware School has about 4.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Edgeware School co-ed?
Yes. Edgeware School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Edgeware School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Edgeware 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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