Snowy Valleys School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tumut, New South Wales 2720 · Snowy Valleys LGA
About Snowy Valleys School
Snowy Valleys School is a public special school located in Tumut, New South Wales (2720), within the Snowy Valleys local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 30 students (10 girls and 20 boys).
Snowy Valleys School has an ICSEA value of 869, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 73% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (7.4 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
Snowy Valleys 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 Snowy Valleys School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Snowy Valleys School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tumut Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 976 · 273 m away
McAuley Catholic College
Tumut · Catholic combined · K-12
473 students · ICSEA 1001 · 641 m away
Tumut High School
Tumut · Government high school · 7-12
384 students · ICSEA 919 · 1.0 km away
Franklin Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
239 students · ICSEA 900 · 1.6 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Adelong · Catholic primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 980 · 14 km away
Adelong Public School
Adelong · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 929 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Wakefield School
Wakefield · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 869
Shepherds Park School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
17 students · ICSEA 870
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
Yawarra Community School
Dubbo · Government special · U
50 students · ICSEA 867
Frequently asked questions
Is Snowy Valleys School a public or private school?
Snowy Valleys School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Snowy Valleys School offer?
Snowy Valleys School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Snowy Valleys School?
In 2025, Snowy Valleys School had 30 enrolled students (10 girls, 20 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Snowy Valleys School?
Snowy Valleys School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 869. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Snowy Valleys School?
Snowy Valleys School has about 4.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Snowy Valleys School co-ed?
Yes. Snowy Valleys School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Snowy Valleys School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Snowy Valleys 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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