NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Macquarie Park, New South Wales 2113 · Ryde LGA
About NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program is an independent special school located in Macquarie Park, New South Wales (2113), within the Ryde local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 7 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program has an ICSEA value of 1017, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 27% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (1.5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff.
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program 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
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How enrolments at NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Macquarie University Special Education Centre
Macquarie University · Independent special · U
47 students · ICSEA 1074 · 310 m away
NextSense School - Spoken Language Program
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22 students · ICSEA 977 · 479 m away
NextSense School - Sign Bilingual Program
Macquarie Park · Independent special · U
17 students · ICSEA 1001 · 479 m away
Epping Boys High School
Eastwood · Government high school · 7-12
1,493 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.3 km away
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Marsfield · Catholic primary · K-6
284 students · ICSEA 1142 · 1.4 km away
West Pymble Public School
West Pymble · Government primary · K-6
250 students · ICSEA 1173 · 1.4 km away
Kent Road Public School
Eastwood · Government primary · K-6
1,007 students · ICSEA 1133 · 1.7 km away
Turramurra High School
South Turramurra · Government high school · 7-12
987 students · ICSEA 1118 · 1.7 km away
Eastwood Heights Public School
Eastwood · Government primary · K-6
416 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.9 km away
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
West Pymble · Catholic primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1174 · 2.0 km away
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Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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85 students · ICSEA 1014
St Philip's Christian College Dynamic Learning
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Aspect Riverina School
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Aspect Hunter School
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Frequently asked questions
Is NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program a public or private school?
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program offer?
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program?
In 2025, NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program had 7 enrolled students (3 girls, 4 boys).
What is the ICSEA of NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program?
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1017. 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.
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