Fowler Road School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Merrylands, New South Wales 2160 · Cumberland LGA
About Fowler Road School
Fowler Road School is a public special school located in Merrylands, New South Wales (2160), within the Cumberland local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 55 students (11 girls and 44 boys).
Fowler Road School has an ICSEA value of 895, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (10.3 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Fowler 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 Fowler Road School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Fowler Road School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Merrylands Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
620 students · ICSEA 936 · 119 m away
Merrylands High School
Merrylands · Government high school · 7-12
855 students · ICSEA 915 · 555 m away
Cerdon College
Merrylands · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,001 students · ICSEA 1041 · 791 m away
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Merrylands · Catholic primary · K-6
574 students · ICSEA 1050 · 815 m away
Guildford West Public School
Guildford West · Government primary · K-6
366 students · ICSEA 945 · 1.1 km away
Merrylands East Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
347 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.2 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Guildford · Catholic primary · K-6
342 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.3 km away
Holroyd School
Merrylands · Government special · U
189 students · ICSEA 983 · 1.5 km away
Sherwood Grange Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
246 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.5 km away
Hilltop Road Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
762 students · ICSEA 971 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Glenfield Park School
Glenfield · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 896
The Bidgee School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
48 students · ICSEA 896
Yudi Gunyi School
Waterloo · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 890
Campbell House School
Glenfield · Government special · U
60 students · ICSEA 890
Ajuga School
Glenfield · Government special · U
53 students · ICSEA 900
Five Islands School
Booragul · Government special · U
51 students · ICSEA 890
Frequently asked questions
Is Fowler Road School a public or private school?
Fowler Road School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Fowler Road School offer?
Fowler Road School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Fowler Road School?
In 2025, Fowler Road School had 55 enrolled students (11 girls, 44 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Fowler Road School?
Fowler Road School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 895. 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 Fowler Road School?
Fowler Road School has about 5.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Fowler Road School co-ed?
Yes. Fowler Road School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Fowler Road School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Fowler 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.
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