Elouera Special School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cootamundra, New South Wales 2590 · Cootamundra-Gundagai LGA
About Elouera Special School
Elouera Special School is an independent special school located in Cootamundra, New South Wales (2590), within the Cootamundra-Gundagai local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 28 students (12 girls and 16 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Elouera Special School has an ICSEA value of 943, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 22nd percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
Elouera Special 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 Elouera Special School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Elouera Special School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Cootamundra High School
Cootamundra · Government high school · 7-12
203 students · ICSEA 902 · 240 m away
E A Southee Public School
Cootamundra · Government primary · K-6
74 students · ICSEA 840 · 982 m away
Cootamundra Public School
Cootamundra · Government primary · K-6
214 students · ICSEA 943 · 1.0 km away
Sacred Heart Central School
Cootamundra · Catholic combined · K-10
376 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.2 km away
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48 students · ICSEA 931
Odyssey College
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86 students · ICSEA 929
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North Academy
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Frequently asked questions
Is Elouera Special School a public or private school?
Elouera Special School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Elouera Special School offer?
Elouera Special School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Elouera Special School?
In 2025, Elouera Special School had 28 enrolled students (12 girls, 16 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Elouera Special School?
Elouera Special School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 943. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Elouera Special School?
Elouera Special School has about 4.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Elouera Special School co-ed?
Yes. Elouera Special School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Elouera Special School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Elouera Special 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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