Five Islands School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Booragul, New South Wales 2284 · Lake Macquarie LGA
About Five Islands School
Five Islands School is a public special school located in Booragul, New South Wales (2284), within the Lake Macquarie local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 51 students (15 girls and 36 boys).
Five Islands School has an ICSEA value of 890, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 69% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (10.3 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 38% over the past five years.
Five Islands 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 Five Islands School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Five Islands School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Booragul Public School
Booragul · Government primary · K-6
206 students · ICSEA 931 · 40 m away
Lake Macquarie High School
Booragul · Government high school · 7-12
435 students · ICSEA 925 · 263 m away
St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
636 students · ICSEA 1026 · 463 m away
Teralba Public School
Teralba · Government primary · K-6
111 students · ICSEA 959 · 1.4 km away
Speers Point Public School
Speers Point · Government primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.0 km away
Fennell Bay Public School
Fennell Bay · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 889 · 2.1 km away
Boolaroo Public School
Boolaroo · Government primary · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.8 km away
Fassifern Public School
Fassifern · Government primary · K-6
59 students · ICSEA 947 · 2.9 km away
Biddabah Public School
Warners Bay · Government primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1065 · 3.0 km away
Charlton Christian College
Fassifern · Independent combined · K-12
831 students · ICSEA 1063 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Yudi Gunyi School
Waterloo · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 890
Campbell House School
Glenfield · Government special · U
60 students · ICSEA 890
Verona School
Fairfield East · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 889
Rowland Hassall School
Chester Hill · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 889
Fowler Road School
Merrylands · Government special · U
55 students · ICSEA 895
Glenfield Park School
Glenfield · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 896
Frequently asked questions
Is Five Islands School a public or private school?
Five Islands School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Five Islands School offer?
Five Islands School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Five Islands School?
In 2025, Five Islands School had 51 enrolled students (15 girls, 36 boys), a change of 38% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Five Islands School?
Five Islands School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 890. 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 Five Islands School?
Five Islands School has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Five Islands School co-ed?
Yes. Five Islands School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Five Islands School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Five Islands 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 Five Islands School?
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