Macleay Vocational College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025South Kempsey, New South Wales 2440 · Kempsey LGA
About Macleay Vocational College
Macleay Vocational College is an independent special school located in South Kempsey, New South Wales (2440), within the Kempsey local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 88 students (49 girls and 39 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Macleay Vocational College has an ICSEA value of 787, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 76% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 26 teachers (21.2 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 30% over the past five years.
Macleay Vocational College 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 Macleay Vocational College's 88 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Macleay Vocational College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Macleay Vocational College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kempsey South Public School
Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
129 students · ICSEA 767 · 771 m away
Melville High School
Kempsey · Government high school · 7-12
355 students · ICSEA 849 · 906 m away
Kempsey Adventist School
Kempsey · Independent combined · K-12
458 students · ICSEA 953 · 1.9 km away
Kempsey West Public School
West Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
422 students · ICSEA 794 · 2.3 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
West Kempsey · Catholic primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.7 km away
Kempsey East Public School
Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 875 · 2.8 km away
Kempsey High School
Kempsey · Government high school · 7-12
584 students · ICSEA 848 · 3.2 km away
St Paul's College
West Kempsey · Catholic high school · 7-12
641 students · ICSEA 999 · 4.2 km away
Green Hill Public School
West Kempsey · Government primary · K-6
19 students · ICSEA 712 · 4.7 km away
Aldavilla Public School
Yarravel · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 896 · 5.9 km away
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Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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Tweed Heads South · Independent special · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 781
St Philip's Christian College Young Parents
Waratah · Independent special · 10-12
52 students · ICSEA 776
Craig Davis College
Cordeaux Heights · Independent special · 9-12
45 students · ICSEA 825
Blacktown Youth College Incorporated
Hebersham · Independent special · 7-12
101 students · ICSEA 832
St Mary's Flexible School
St Marys · Independent special · 7-10
80 students · ICSEA 832
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833
Frequently asked questions
Is Macleay Vocational College a public or private school?
Macleay Vocational College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Macleay Vocational College offer?
Macleay Vocational College offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Macleay Vocational College?
In 2025, Macleay Vocational College had 88 enrolled students (49 girls, 39 boys), a change of -30% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Macleay Vocational College?
Macleay Vocational College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 787. 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 Macleay Vocational College?
Macleay Vocational College has about 4.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Macleay Vocational College co-ed?
Yes. Macleay Vocational College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Macleay Vocational College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Macleay Vocational College 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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