Shepherds Park School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 · Wagga Wagga LGA
About Shepherds Park School
Shepherds Park School is a public special school located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (2650), within the Wagga Wagga local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 17 students.
Shepherds Park School has an ICSEA value of 870, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 71% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (10.8 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff.
Shepherds Park 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 Shepherds Park School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Shepherds Park School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited
Wagga Wagga · Independent combined · K-12
198 students · ICSEA 1078 · 364 m away
Henschke Primary School
Wagga Wagga · Catholic primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1029 · 667 m away
Mount Austin Public School
Mount Austin · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 824 · 916 m away
Holy Trinity West Wagga
Ashmont · Catholic primary · K-6
242 students · ICSEA 938 · 1.1 km away
Ashmont Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
300 students · ICSEA 766 · 1.2 km away
Turvey Park Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.2 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga · Independent combined · 3-12
36 students · ICSEA 990 · 1.5 km away
Mount Austin High School
Wagga Wagga · Government high school · 7-12
522 students · ICSEA 822 · 1.6 km away
Red Hill Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · P-6
325 students · ICSEA 831 · 1.8 km away
The Bidgee School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
48 students · ICSEA 896 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Bullimbal School
South Tamworth · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 870
Dorchester School
Campbelltown · Government special · U
19 students · ICSEA 871
Putland School
Werrington · Government special · U
65 students · ICSEA 871
Wakefield School
Wakefield · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 869
Snowy Valleys School
Tumut · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 869
Penrith Valley School
Werrington · Government special · U
39 students · ICSEA 873
Frequently asked questions
Is Shepherds Park School a public or private school?
Shepherds Park School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Shepherds Park School offer?
Shepherds Park School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Shepherds Park School?
In 2025, Shepherds Park School had 17 enrolled students (0 girls, 17 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Shepherds Park School?
Shepherds Park School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 870. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What other schools are near Shepherds Park School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Shepherds Park 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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