Havenlee School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025North Nowra, New South Wales 2541 · Shoalhaven LGA
About Havenlee School
Havenlee School is a public special school located in North Nowra, New South Wales (2541), within the Shoalhaven local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 67 students (23 girls and 44 boys).
Havenlee School has an ICSEA value of 849, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 71% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (12.8 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
Havenlee 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 Havenlee School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Havenlee School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
North Nowra Public School
North Nowra · Government primary · K-6
223 students · ICSEA 908 · 86 m away
Illaroo Road Public School
North Nowra · Government primary · K-6
451 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.3 km away
Shoalhaven River College
Bomaderry · Independent special · 9-12
48 students · ICSEA 931 · 2.1 km away
Nowra Anglican College
Bomaderry · Independent combined · K-12
1,152 students · ICSEA 1094 · 2.2 km away
Bomaderry High School
Bomaderry · Government high school · 7-12
707 students · ICSEA 955 · 2.7 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Nowra · Catholic primary · K-6
537 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.7 km away
Bomaderry Public School
Bomaderry · Government primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 908 · 3.0 km away
Nowra Public School
Nowra · Government primary · K-6
517 students · ICSEA 904 · 3.5 km away
Nowra High School
Nowra · Government high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 944 · 3.6 km away
Nowra East Public School
Nowra East · Government primary · P-6
420 students · ICSEA 784 · 4.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Edgeware School
Hurlstone Park · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 851
Coreen School
Blacktown · Government special · U
56 students · ICSEA 845
Woodberry Learning Centre
Woodberry · Government special · U
26 students · ICSEA 844
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Boambee · Government special · U
23 students · ICSEA 841
Highlands School
Mittagong · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 860
Lawrence Hargrave School
Warwick Farm · Government special · U
59 students · ICSEA 862
Frequently asked questions
Is Havenlee School a public or private school?
Havenlee School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Havenlee School offer?
Havenlee School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Havenlee School?
In 2025, Havenlee School had 67 enrolled students (23 girls, 44 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Havenlee School?
Havenlee School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 849. 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 Havenlee School?
Havenlee School has about 5.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Havenlee School co-ed?
Yes. Havenlee School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Havenlee School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Havenlee 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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