Gateway Community High
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Carlingford, New South Wales 2118 · Parramatta LGA
About Gateway Community High
Gateway Community High is an independent special school located in Carlingford, New South Wales (2118), within the Parramatta local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (53 girls and 21 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Gateway Community High has an ICSEA value of 1070, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 32% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (6.4 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1.
Gateway Community High 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 Gateway Community High's 74 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Gateway Community High have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gateway Community High
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Carlingford Public School
Carlingford · Government primary · K-6
644 students · ICSEA 1109 · 124 m away
James Ruse Agricultural High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
857 students · ICSEA 1222 · 1.1 km away
St Bernadette's Primary School
Dundas Valley · Catholic primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.2 km away
Karonga School
Epping · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.3 km away
Ngarala Public School
Epping · Government primary · K-6
380 students · ICSEA 1118 · 1.3 km away
Epping West Public School
Epping · Government primary · K-6
994 students · ICSEA 1131 · 1.5 km away
Yates Avenue Public School
Dundas Valley · Government primary · P-6
155 students · ICSEA 1040 · 1.6 km away
Carlingford West Public School
Carlingford · Government primary · K-6
1,636 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.6 km away
Carlingford High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,772 students · ICSEA 1111 · 1.7 km away
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Carlingford · Catholic primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1140 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Gabriel's School for students with special needs
Castle Hill · Independent special · U
207 students · ICSEA 1069
New Hope Christian School
Dural · Independent special · U
49 students · ICSEA 1071
St Peter's Heart
Campbelltown · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 1071
Aspect South East Sydney School
Peakhurst · Independent special · U
209 students · ICSEA 1067
Macquarie University Special Education Centre
Macquarie University · Independent special · U
47 students · ICSEA 1074
Warrah Specialist School
Dural · Independent special · U
34 students · ICSEA 1065
Frequently asked questions
Is Gateway Community High a public or private school?
Gateway Community High is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Gateway Community High offer?
Gateway Community High offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Gateway Community High?
In 2025, Gateway Community High had 74 enrolled students (53 girls, 21 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Gateway Community High?
Gateway Community High has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1070. 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 Gateway Community High?
Gateway Community High has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Gateway Community High co-ed?
Yes. Gateway Community High is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gateway Community High?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Gateway Community High 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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