Nautilus Senior College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444 · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
About Nautilus Senior College
Nautilus Senior College is an independent special school located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales (2444), within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 113 students (52 girls and 61 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Nautilus Senior College has an ICSEA value of 833, 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 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (10.6 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 176% over the past five years.
Nautilus Senior 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 Nautilus Senior College's 113 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nautilus Senior College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nautilus Senior College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1017 · 546 m away
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 5-12
612 students · ICSEA 919 · 787 m away
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888 · 835 m away
Heritage Christian School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-12
345 students · ICSEA 1032 · 840 m away
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.4 km away
Newman Senior Technical College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 11-12
327 students · ICSEA 996 · 1.6 km away
Port Macquarie Steiner School
Port Macquarie · Independent primary · K-6
69 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.6 km away
Port Macquarie Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
451 students · ICSEA 932 · 2.3 km away
North East Public School of Distance Education
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
45 students · ICSEA 979 · 2.3 km away
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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
Craig Davis College
Cordeaux Heights · Independent special · 9-12
45 students · ICSEA 825
The Lakes College
Blue Haven · Independent special · 9-10
24 students · ICSEA 843
Macleay Vocational College
South Kempsey · Independent special · 9-12
88 students · ICSEA 787
William Campbell College
Nowra Hill · Independent special · K-7
28 students · ICSEA 881
Frequently asked questions
Is Nautilus Senior College a public or private school?
Nautilus Senior College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Nautilus Senior College offer?
Nautilus Senior College offers 7 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Nautilus Senior College?
In 2025, Nautilus Senior College had 113 enrolled students (52 girls, 61 boys), a change of 176% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nautilus Senior College?
Nautilus Senior College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 833. 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 Nautilus Senior College?
Nautilus Senior College has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nautilus Senior College?
In 2025, Nautilus Senior College had 1 students in Year 7.
Is Nautilus Senior College co-ed?
Yes. Nautilus Senior College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nautilus Senior College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nautilus Senior 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Nautilus Senior College?
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