Novo Education Space
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wollongong, New South Wales 2500 · Wollongong LGA
About Novo Education Space
Novo Education Space is an independent special school located in Wollongong, New South Wales (2500), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 44 students (25 girls and 19 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Novo Education Space has an ICSEA value of 983, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 39th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 39% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (9.0 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 50% over the past five years.
Novo Education Space 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 Novo Education Space's 44 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Novo Education Space have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Novo Education Space
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Illawarra Hospital School
Wollongong · Government special
· 726 m away
Coniston Public School
Coniston · Government primary · K-6
181 students · ICSEA 990 · 938 m away
Wollongong Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
579 students · ICSEA 1084 · 1.2 km away
St Mary Star of the Sea College
Wollongong · Independent high school · 7-12
1,128 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.4 km away
Smiths Hill High School
Wollongong · Government high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.5 km away
The Illawarra Grammar School
Wollongong West · Independent combined · K-12
970 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.6 km away
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mangerton · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.6 km away
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Gwynneville · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.6 km away
Wollongong West Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
243 students · ICSEA 991 · 1.6 km away
Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Allegra School Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour · Independent special · 9-10
83 students · ICSEA 984
Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby · Independent special · K-8
28 students · ICSEA 984
WAYS Secondary
Bondi · Independent special · 9-12
62 students · ICSEA 987
NextSense School - Spoken Language Program
Macquarie Park · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 977
ET Australia Secondary College
Gosford · Independent special · 7-12
280 students · ICSEA 976
Mater Dei School
Camden · Independent special · U
129 students · ICSEA 993
Frequently asked questions
Is Novo Education Space a public or private school?
Novo Education Space is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Novo Education Space offer?
Novo Education Space offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Novo Education Space?
In 2025, Novo Education Space had 44 enrolled students (25 girls, 19 boys), a change of -50% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Novo Education Space?
Novo Education Space has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 983. 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 Novo Education Space?
Novo Education Space has about 4.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Novo Education Space co-ed?
Yes. Novo Education Space is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Novo Education Space?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Novo Education Space 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 Novo Education Space?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Campbelltown, about 40 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.