Kalinda School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Griffith, New South Wales 2680 · Griffith LGA
About Kalinda School
Kalinda School is a public special school located in Griffith, New South Wales (2680), within the Griffith local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 38 students (9 girls and 29 boys).
Kalinda School has an ICSEA value of 835, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 70% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (8.1 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 31% over the past five years.
Kalinda 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 Kalinda School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kalinda School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Griffith Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 881 · 216 m away
Griffith High School
Griffith · Government high school · 7-12
608 students · ICSEA 899 · 438 m away
Verity Christian College
Griffith · Independent combined · K-12
147 students · ICSEA 959 · 836 m away
Western Riverina Community School
Griffith · Independent special · 9-12
38 students · ICSEA 883 · 880 m away
St Patrick's Primary School
Griffith · Catholic primary · K-6
504 students · ICSEA 1016 · 1.6 km away
Griffith North Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
418 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.9 km away
Marian Catholic College
Griffith · Catholic high school · 7-12
701 students · ICSEA 1012 · 2.3 km away
Griffith East Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
500 students · ICSEA 966 · 2.6 km away
Wade High School
Griffith · Government high school · 6-12
461 students · ICSEA 918 · 3.5 km away
Hanwood Public School
Hanwood · Government primary · K-6
154 students · ICSEA 982 · 4.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Coffs Harbour Learning Centre
Boambee · Government special · U
23 students · ICSEA 841
Plumpton House School
Plumpton · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 827
Girrakool School
Kariong · Government special · U
54 students · ICSEA 826
Woodberry Learning Centre
Woodberry · Government special · U
26 students · ICSEA 844
Coreen School
Blacktown · Government special · U
56 students · ICSEA 845
Holman Place School
Cowra · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 822
Frequently asked questions
Is Kalinda School a public or private school?
Kalinda School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Kalinda School offer?
Kalinda School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Kalinda School?
In 2025, Kalinda School had 38 enrolled students (9 girls, 29 boys), a change of 31% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kalinda School?
Kalinda School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 835. 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 Kalinda School?
Kalinda School has about 4.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Kalinda School co-ed?
Yes. Kalinda School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kalinda School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kalinda 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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