St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Broadmeadow, New South Wales 2292 · Newcastle LGA
About St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre is a catholic special school located in Broadmeadow, New South Wales (2292), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 47 students (27 girls and 20 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre 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 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.8 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre 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 St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hamilton North Public School
Broadmeadow · Government primary · K-6
123 students · ICSEA 1030 · 185 m away
Hunter School of Performing Arts
Broadmeadow · Government combined · K-12
1,094 students · ICSEA 1085 · 874 m away
Hamilton Public School
Hamilton · Government primary · K-6
306 students · ICSEA 1106 · 1.0 km away
Lambton High School
Lambton · Government high school · 7-12
1,176 students · ICSEA 1057 · 1.1 km away
Merewether High School
Broadmeadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,080 students · ICSEA 1206 · 1.2 km away
Islington Public School
Islington · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.3 km away
Adamstown Public School
Adamstown · Government primary · K-6
439 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.5 km away
Newcastle Senior School
Waratah · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.5 km away
Newcastle Middle School
Waratah · Government special · U
45 students · ICSEA 967 · 1.5 km away
Callaghan College Waratah Campus
Waratah · Government high school · 7-10
848 students · ICSEA 957 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Dominic's Catholic College
Mayfield · Catholic special · U
43 students · ICSEA 966
St Luke's Arrunga
Marsden Park · Catholic special · U
40 students · ICSEA 1046
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College
Lewisham · Catholic special · U
74 students · ICSEA 1052
EOC Broken Bay
Davidson · Catholic special · U
70 students · ICSEA 1059
Frequently asked questions
Is St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre a public or private school?
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre offer?
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre?
In 2025, St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre had 47 enrolled students (27 girls, 20 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre?
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre 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 St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre?
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre has about 6.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre co-ed?
Yes. St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre 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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