Mackillop Education Waranara School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Annandale, New South Wales 2038 · Inner West LGA
About Mackillop Education Waranara School
Mackillop Education Waranara School is an independent special school located in Annandale, New South Wales (2038), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 85 students (50 girls and 35 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Mackillop Education Waranara School has an ICSEA value of 1019, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 24% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (9.0 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 55% over the past five years.
Mackillop Education Waranara 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Mackillop Education Waranara School's 85 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mackillop Education Waranara School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mackillop Education Waranara School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bridge Road School
Camperdown · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 977 · 243 m away
Annandale Public School
Annandale · Government primary · P-6
363 students · ICSEA 1145 · 312 m away
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Annandale · Catholic primary · K-6
155 students · ICSEA 1166 · 315 m away
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School
Camperdown · Government special
· 749 m away
Forest Lodge Public School
Forest Lodge · Government primary · K-6
307 students · ICSEA 1161 · 940 m away
Annandale North Public School
Annandale · Government primary · K-6
359 students · ICSEA 1148 · 963 m away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Stanmore · Catholic primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1160 · 976 m away
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School
Leichhardt · Catholic primary · K-6
91 students · ICSEA 1151 · 1.0 km away
The Athena School
Newtown · Independent combined · K-10
52 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.0 km away
Australia Street Infants School
Newtown · Government primary · P-2
104 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.1 km away
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mackillop Education Waranara School a public or private school?
Mackillop Education Waranara School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Mackillop Education Waranara School offer?
Mackillop Education Waranara School offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Mackillop Education Waranara School?
In 2025, Mackillop Education Waranara School had 85 enrolled students (50 girls, 35 boys), a change of 55% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mackillop Education Waranara School?
Mackillop Education Waranara School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1019. 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 Mackillop Education Waranara School?
Mackillop Education Waranara School has about 9.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Mackillop Education Waranara School co-ed?
Yes. Mackillop Education Waranara School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mackillop Education Waranara School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mackillop Education Waranara 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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