Peterborough School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Warilla, New South Wales 2528 · Shellharbour LGA
About Peterborough School
Peterborough School is a public special school located in Warilla, New South Wales (2528), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 115 students (29 girls and 86 boys).
Peterborough School has an ICSEA value of 938, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 21st percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 52% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (23.6 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
Peterborough School 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 Peterborough School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Peterborough School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Warilla Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
279 students · ICSEA 937 · 149 m away
Barrack Heights Public School
Barrack Heights · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 873 · 887 m away
Mount Warrigal Public School
Warilla · Government primary · P-6
185 students · ICSEA 885 · 979 m away
Warilla North Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
167 students · ICSEA 872 · 1.1 km away
Warilla High School
Barrack Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,020 students · ICSEA 968 · 1.1 km away
Lake Illawarra High School
Lake Illawarra · Government high school · 7-12
542 students · ICSEA 894 · 1.6 km away
Lake Illawarra South Public School
Lake Illawarra · Government primary · K-6
177 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.9 km away
Oak Flats High School
Oak Flats · Government high school · 7-12
648 students · ICSEA 932 · 2.0 km away
Nazareth Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour City · Catholic primary · K-6
413 students · ICSEA 1052 · 2.2 km away
Balarang Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 974 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Newcastle Junior School
Hillsborough · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 940
Caldera School
Tweed Heads South · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 936
Tirriwirri School
Karabar · Government special · U
34 students · ICSEA 944
Para Meadows School
North Wollongong · Government special · U
113 students · ICSEA 945
Kurrambee School
Werrington · Government special · U
104 students · ICSEA 946
Wewak Street School
North Albury · Government special · U
67 students · ICSEA 930
Frequently asked questions
Is Peterborough School a public or private school?
Peterborough School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Peterborough School offer?
Peterborough School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Peterborough School?
In 2025, Peterborough School had 115 enrolled students (29 girls, 86 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Peterborough School?
Peterborough School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 938. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Peterborough School?
Peterborough School has about 4.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Peterborough School co-ed?
Yes. Peterborough School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Peterborough School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Peterborough School 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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