Fisher Road School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dee Why, New South Wales 2099 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Fisher Road School
Fisher Road School is a public special school located in Dee Why, New South Wales (2099), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 62 students (17 girls and 45 boys).
Fisher Road School has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (12.9 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
Fisher Road 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 Fisher Road School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Fisher Road School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dee Why Public School
Dee Why · Government primary · K-6
478 students · ICSEA 1028 · 384 m away
Pittwater House Schools
Collaroy · Independent combined · K-12
1,002 students · ICSEA 1158 · 647 m away
St Kevin's Catholic Primary School
Dee Why · Catholic primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 1085 · 968 m away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus
Cromer · Government high school · 7-12
1,157 students · ICSEA 1056 · 971 m away
Karuna Montessori School
Narraweena · Independent primary · K
4 students · 1.1 km away
St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Narraweena · Catholic primary · K-6
247 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.3 km away
Narraweena Public School
Narraweena · Government primary · K-6
511 students · ICSEA 1059 · 1.3 km away
Cromer Public School
Cromer · Government primary · K-6
468 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.5 km away
St Luke's Grammar School
Dee Why · Independent combined · K-12
1,481 students · ICSEA 1178 · 1.6 km away
Collaroy Plateau Public School
Collaroy Plateau · Government primary · K-6
452 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
The Hills School
Northmead · Government special · U
112 students · ICSEA 1046
Centennial Park School
Randwick · Government special · U
53 students · ICSEA 1055
St George School
Kogarah · Government special · U
64 students · ICSEA 1055
Lucas Gardens School
Canada Bay · Government special · U
78 students · ICSEA 1057
Minerva School
Sutherland · Government special · U
47 students · ICSEA 1039
The Beach School
Allambie Heights · Government special · U
35 students · ICSEA 1039
Frequently asked questions
Is Fisher Road School a public or private school?
Fisher Road School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Fisher Road School offer?
Fisher Road School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Fisher Road School?
In 2025, Fisher Road School had 62 enrolled students (17 girls, 45 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Fisher Road School?
Fisher Road School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Fisher Road School?
Fisher Road School has about 4.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Fisher Road School co-ed?
Yes. Fisher Road School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Fisher Road School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Fisher Road 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 Fisher Road School?
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