Lucas Gardens School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Canada Bay, New South Wales 2046 · Canada Bay LGA
About Lucas Gardens School
Lucas Gardens School is a public special school located in Canada Bay, New South Wales (2046), within the Canada Bay local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 78 students (36 girls and 42 boys).
Lucas Gardens School has an ICSEA value of 1057, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (15.0 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 44% over the past five years.
Lucas Gardens 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 Lucas Gardens School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Lucas Gardens School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Concord High School
Concord · Government high school · 7-12
1,206 students · ICSEA 1068 · 656 m away
Rosebank College
Five Dock · Independent high school · 7-12
1,472 students · ICSEA 1125 · 660 m away
Burwood Girls High School
Croydon · Government high school · 7-12
1,084 students · ICSEA 1086 · 742 m away
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Croydon · Catholic primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 1088 · 841 m away
Concord Public School
Concord · Government primary · K-6
276 students · ICSEA 1071 · 882 m away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Concord · Catholic primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.0 km away
Southern Cross Catholic College
Burwood · Catholic high school · 10-12
139 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.0 km away
MLC School
Burwood · Independent combined · K-12
1,393 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.2 km away
Five Dock Public School
Five Dock · Government primary · P-6
314 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.2 km away
Croydon Public School
Croydon · Government primary · K-6
576 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Centennial Park School
Randwick · Government special · U
53 students · ICSEA 1055
St George School
Kogarah · Government special · U
64 students · ICSEA 1055
Clarke Road School
Hornsby · Government special · U
61 students · ICSEA 1063
Fisher Road School
Dee Why · Government special · U
62 students · ICSEA 1050
The Hills School
Northmead · Government special · U
112 students · ICSEA 1046
Arranounbai School
Frenchs Forest · Government special · U
34 students · ICSEA 1073
Frequently asked questions
Is Lucas Gardens School a public or private school?
Lucas Gardens School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Lucas Gardens School offer?
Lucas Gardens School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Lucas Gardens School?
In 2025, Lucas Gardens School had 78 enrolled students (36 girls, 42 boys), a change of 44% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lucas Gardens School?
Lucas Gardens School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1057. 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 Lucas Gardens School?
Lucas Gardens School has about 5.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Lucas Gardens School co-ed?
Yes. Lucas Gardens School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Lucas Gardens School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Lucas Gardens 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Lucas Gardens School?
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