Margaret Jurd College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Shortland, New South Wales 2307 · Newcastle LGA
About Margaret Jurd College
Margaret Jurd College is an independent special school located in Shortland, New South Wales (2307), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 103 students (53 girls and 50 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Margaret Jurd College has an ICSEA value of 889, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 56% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (18.5 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 45% over the past five years.
Margaret Jurd 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.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Margaret Jurd College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Margaret Jurd College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of Victories Primary School
Shortland · Catholic primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 1025 · 76 m away
Shortland Public School
Shortland · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 926 · 715 m away
Awabakal Environmental Education Centre
Shortland · Government combined
· 1.3 km away
Heaton Public School
Jesmond · Government primary · K-6
162 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.3 km away
Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
Jesmond · Government high school · 11-12
659 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.5 km away
Jesmond Public School
Jesmond · Government primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 923 · 1.8 km away
Waratah West Public School
Waratah West · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.3 km away
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
Wallsend · Government high school · 7-10
890 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.4 km away
Plattsburg Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 910 · 2.6 km away
St John's Primary School
Lambton · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Indie School Albury
Albury · Independent special · 9-12
872 students · ICSEA 888
Pambula Beach Flexible School
Pambula · Independent special · 7-10
52 students · ICSEA 888
Wollongong Flexible School
Towradgi · Independent special · 7-10
71 students · ICSEA 895
Western Riverina Community School
Griffith · Independent special · 9-12
38 students · ICSEA 883
William Campbell College
Nowra Hill · Independent special · K-7
28 students · ICSEA 881
Biala Special School
Ballina · Independent special · U
33 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Margaret Jurd College a public or private school?
Margaret Jurd College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Margaret Jurd College offer?
Margaret Jurd College offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Margaret Jurd College?
In 2025, Margaret Jurd College had 103 enrolled students (53 girls, 50 boys), a change of 45% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Margaret Jurd College?
Margaret Jurd College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 889. 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 Margaret Jurd College?
Margaret Jurd College has about 5.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Margaret Jurd College co-ed?
Yes. Margaret Jurd College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Margaret Jurd College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Margaret Jurd 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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