Hunter River Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Metford, New South Wales 2323 · Maitland LGA
About Hunter River Community School
Hunter River Community School is a public special school located in Metford, New South Wales (2323), within the Maitland local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 70 students (19 girls and 51 boys).
Hunter River Community School has an ICSEA value of 958, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 28th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 50% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (15.8 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
Hunter River Community 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 Hunter River Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Hunter River Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Metford Public School
Metford · Government primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 887 · 20 m away
Maitland Christian School
Metford · Independent combined · K-12
832 students · ICSEA 1047 · 429 m away
Arise Christian College
Metford · Independent special · U
61 students · ICSEA 971 · 431 m away
Ashtonfield Public School
Ashtonfield · Government primary · K-6
514 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.4 km away
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Ashtonfield · Independent combined · K-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.5 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland
East Maitland · Independent combined · 3-12
108 students · ICSEA 975 · 1.6 km away
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Chisholm · Catholic primary · K-6
614 students · ICSEA 1064 · 2.3 km away
St Bede's Catholic College
Chisholm · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1030 · 2.4 km away
Maitland High School
East Maitland · Government high school · 7-12
958 students · ICSEA 947 · 2.4 km away
Tenambit Public School
Tenambit · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 893 · 2.6 km away
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Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cook School
Loftus · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 956
Les Powell School
Mount Pritchard · Government special · U
76 students · ICSEA 956
Newcastle Senior School
Waratah · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 960
Fernhill School
Glenmore Park · Government special · U
129 students · ICSEA 956
Halinda School
Whalan · Government special · U
114 students · ICSEA 955
Glenvale School
Narara · Government special · U
159 students · ICSEA 963
Frequently asked questions
Is Hunter River Community School a public or private school?
Hunter River Community School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Hunter River Community School offer?
Hunter River Community School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Hunter River Community School?
In 2025, Hunter River Community School had 70 enrolled students (19 girls, 51 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Hunter River Community School?
Hunter River Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 958. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Hunter River Community School?
Hunter River Community School has about 4.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Hunter River Community School co-ed?
Yes. Hunter River Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Hunter River Community School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Hunter River Community 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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