Skillset Senior College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mitchell, New South Wales 2795 · Bathurst LGA
About Skillset Senior College
Skillset Senior College is an independent special school located in Mitchell, New South Wales (2795), within the Bathurst local government area. It caters for students from 10 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 155 students (102 girls and 53 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Skillset Senior College has an ICSEA value of 904, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 12th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (16.8 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 21% over the past five years.
Skillset 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 Skillset Senior College's 155 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Skillset Senior College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Skillset Senior College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst
South Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 1028 · 323 m away
Bathurst South Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
184 students · ICSEA 936 · 657 m away
Carenne School
Bathurst · Government special · U
97 students · ICSEA 908 · 1.2 km away
St Stanislaus' College
Bathurst · Independent high school · 7-12
713 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.3 km away
Bathurst Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 983 · 1.9 km away
Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
363 students · ICSEA 1036 · 2.2 km away
MacKillop College Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
691 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.3 km away
Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus
Bathurst · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.7 km away
The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
393 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.8 km away
Bathurst West Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
515 students · ICSEA 927 · 2.8 km away
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Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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Berkeley Vale · Independent special · 9-12
58 students · ICSEA 904
Warakirri College
Fairfield · Independent special · 10-12
548 students · ICSEA 902
EDEN College
Macquarie Fields · Independent special · 9-12
61 students · ICSEA 901
Key College
Redfern · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 909
Ngaruki Gulgul
Kariong · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 899
Biala Special School
Ballina · Independent special · U
33 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Skillset Senior College a public or private school?
Skillset Senior College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Skillset Senior College offer?
Skillset Senior College offers 10 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Skillset Senior College?
In 2025, Skillset Senior College had 155 enrolled students (102 girls, 53 boys), a change of 21% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Skillset Senior College?
Skillset Senior College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 904. 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 Skillset Senior College?
Skillset Senior College has about 9.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Skillset Senior College co-ed?
Yes. Skillset Senior College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Skillset Senior College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Skillset 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 Skillset Senior College?
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