ET Australia Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gosford, New South Wales 2250 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
About ET Australia Secondary College
ET Australia Secondary College is an independent special school located in Gosford, New South Wales (2250), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 280 students (148 girls and 132 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
ET Australia Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 976, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 36th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 40% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 35 teachers (29.6 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 63% over the past five years.
ET Australia Secondary College 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 ET Australia Secondary College's 280 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at ET Australia Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near ET Australia Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre
Gosford · Government combined
· 546 m away
Henry Kendall High School
Gosford · Government high school · 7-12
789 students · ICSEA 1030 · 781 m away
Gosford Public School
West Gosford · Government primary · K-6
545 students · ICSEA 1049 · 908 m away
Gosford High School
Gosford · Government high school · 7-12
1,067 students · ICSEA 1157 · 911 m away
North Gosford Learning Centre
North Gosford · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 905 · 1.2 km away
St Joseph's Catholic College
East Gosford · Catholic high school · 7-12
802 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.3 km away
Gosford East Public School
East Gosford · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.5 km away
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College
East Gosford · Independent high school · 7-12
971 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.5 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
East Gosford · Catholic primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.5 km away
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Wyoming · Catholic primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 1076 · 1.6 km away
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Novo Education Space
Wollongong · Independent special · 9-12
44 students · ICSEA 983
Allegra School Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour · Independent special · 9-10
83 students · ICSEA 984
Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby · Independent special · K-8
28 students · ICSEA 984
North Academy
West Wallsend · Independent special · 9-11
35 students · ICSEA 966
Frequently asked questions
Is ET Australia Secondary College a public or private school?
ET Australia Secondary College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does ET Australia Secondary College offer?
ET Australia Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend ET Australia Secondary College?
In 2025, ET Australia Secondary College had 280 enrolled students (148 girls, 132 boys), a change of 63% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of ET Australia Secondary College?
ET Australia Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 976. 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 ET Australia Secondary College?
ET Australia Secondary College has about 9.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at ET Australia Secondary College?
In 2025, ET Australia Secondary College had 63 students in Year 7 and 24 in Year 12.
Is ET Australia Secondary College co-ed?
Yes. ET Australia Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near ET Australia Secondary College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of ET Australia Secondary College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near ET Australia Secondary College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Dee Why, about 37 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.