Giant Steps Sydney
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gladesville, New South Wales 2111 · Ryde LGA
About Giant Steps Sydney
Giant Steps Sydney is an independent special school located in Gladesville, New South Wales (2111), within the Ryde local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 113 students (26 girls and 87 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Giant Steps Sydney has an ICSEA value of 1103, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 42% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 29 teachers (27.2 full-time equivalent) and 96 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 26% over the past five years.
Giant Steps Sydney 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 Giant Steps Sydney have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Giant Steps Sydney
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gladesville Public School
Gladesville · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1129 · 598 m away
Riverside Girls High School
Gladesville · Government high school · 7-12
665 students · ICSEA 1114 · 1.3 km away
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Gladesville · Catholic primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.3 km away
St Joseph's College
Hunters Hill · Independent high school · 7-12
1,100 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.3 km away
Villa Maria Catholic Primary School
Hunters Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
360 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.4 km away
Abbotsford Public School
Abbotsford · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.7 km away
Boronia Park Public School
Hunters Hill · Government primary · K-6
409 students · ICSEA 1145 · 2.0 km away
Hunters Hill High School
Hunters Hill · Government high school · 7-12
790 students · ICSEA 1104 · 2.0 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Mortlake · Catholic primary · K-6
357 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.0 km away
Putney Public School
Ryde · Government primary · K-6
357 students · ICSEA 1114 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Lucy's School
Wahroonga · Independent special · U
246 students · ICSEA 1104
St Edmund's College
Wahroonga · Independent special · U
112 students · ICSEA 1107
Aspect Vern Barnett School
Forestville · Independent special · U
97 students · ICSEA 1107
Yattalunga Valley Christian School
Green Point · Independent special · U
26 students · ICSEA 1095
Woodbury
Baulkham Hills · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 1112
Cedars Christian College - Aspire
Unanderra · Independent special · U
13 students · ICSEA 1094
Frequently asked questions
Is Giant Steps Sydney a public or private school?
Giant Steps Sydney is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Giant Steps Sydney offer?
Giant Steps Sydney offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Giant Steps Sydney?
In 2025, Giant Steps Sydney had 113 enrolled students (26 girls, 87 boys), a change of 26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Giant Steps Sydney?
Giant Steps Sydney has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1103. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Giant Steps Sydney?
Giant Steps Sydney has about 4.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Giant Steps Sydney co-ed?
Yes. Giant Steps Sydney is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Giant Steps Sydney?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Giant Steps Sydney 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 Giant Steps Sydney?
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