Farmhouse Montessori School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025North Balgowlah, New South Wales 2093 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Farmhouse Montessori School
Farmhouse Montessori School is an independent primary school located in North Balgowlah, New South Wales (2093), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 37 students (23 girls and 14 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Farmhouse Montessori School has an ICSEA value of 1165, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 70% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 35% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Farmhouse Montessori School scores 81.6 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1165
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)70% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-35% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-15 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Farmhouse Montessori School's 37 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Farmhouse Montessori School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Farmhouse Montessori School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Balgowlah North Public School
North Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
381 students · ICSEA 1169 · 10 m away
Seaforth Public School
Seaforth · Government primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 1165 · 1.2 km away
Manly Vale Public School
Manly Vale · Government primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1129 · 1.2 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus
Balgowlah · Government high school · 7-12
1,100 students · ICSEA 1115 · 1.6 km away
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Balgowlah · Catholic primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1168 · 1.8 km away
St Kieran's Catholic Primary School
Manly Vale · Catholic primary · K-6
141 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.9 km away
The Beach School
Allambie Heights · Government special · U
35 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.9 km away
Allambie Heights Public School
Allambie Heights · Government primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 1138 · 2.0 km away
Manly West Public School
Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.3 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,023 students · ICSEA 1115 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Coogee Boys' Preparatory School
Randwick · Independent primary · K-6
102 students · ICSEA 1165
Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School
Lindfield · Independent primary · K-2
98 students · ICSEA 1164
Forestville Montessori School
Forestville · Independent primary · K-6
49 students · ICSEA 1171
International Chinese School
St Leonards · Independent primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1172
Frensham Junior School
Mittagong · Independent primary · K-6
103 students · ICSEA 1157
Toronto Adventist School
Toronto · Independent primary · K-6
43 students · ICSEA 1173
Frequently asked questions
Is Farmhouse Montessori School a public or private school?
Farmhouse Montessori School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Farmhouse Montessori School offer?
Farmhouse Montessori School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Farmhouse Montessori School?
In 2025, Farmhouse Montessori School had 37 enrolled students (23 girls, 14 boys), a change of -35% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Farmhouse Montessori School?
Farmhouse Montessori School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1165. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Farmhouse Montessori School?
Farmhouse Montessori School has about 5.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Farmhouse Montessori School each year?
In 2025, Farmhouse Montessori School had 6 students in Kindergarten and 3 in Year 6.
Is Farmhouse Montessori School co-ed?
Yes. Farmhouse Montessori School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Farmhouse Montessori School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Farmhouse Montessori 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Farmhouse Montessori School?
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