St Luke's Arrunga
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Marsden Park, New South Wales 2765 · Blacktown LGA
About St Luke's Arrunga
St Luke's Arrunga is a catholic special school located in Marsden Park, New South Wales (2765), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 40 students (11 girls and 29 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Luke's Arrunga has an ICSEA value of 1046, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 67th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (6.2 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.5 to 1.
St Luke's Arrunga 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 Luke's Arrunga have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Luke's Arrunga
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Luke's Catholic College (Primary)
Marsden Park · Catholic primary · K-6
827 students · ICSEA 1106 · 59 m away
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Marsden Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1088 · 145 m away
Northbourne Public School
Marsden Park · Government primary · K-6
1,711 students · ICSEA 1095 · 1.1 km away
Marsden Park Public School
Marsden Park · Government primary · K-6
242 students · ICSEA 1060 · 1.4 km away
Melonba Public School
Melonba · Government primary · K-6
776 students · ICSEA 1098 · 1.5 km away
Melonba High School
Melonba · Government high school · 7-12
704 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.6 km away
Marsden Park Anglican College
Marsden Park · Independent combined · K-8
733 students · ICSEA 1109 · 2.7 km away
Australian Christian College - Marsden Park
Riverstone · Independent combined · K-12
2,523 students · ICSEA 1101 · 2.9 km away
Shalvey Public School
Shalvey · Government primary · K-6
258 students · ICSEA 837 · 3.2 km away
Chifley College Shalvey Campus
Shalvey · Government high school · 7-10
391 students · ICSEA 828 · 3.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College
Lewisham · Catholic special · U
74 students · ICSEA 1052
EOC Broken Bay
Davidson · Catholic special · U
70 students · ICSEA 1059
St Dominic's Catholic College
Mayfield · Catholic special · U
43 students · ICSEA 966
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre
Broadmeadow · Catholic special · U
47 students · ICSEA 869
Frequently asked questions
Is St Luke's Arrunga a public or private school?
St Luke's Arrunga is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Luke's Arrunga offer?
St Luke's Arrunga offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend St Luke's Arrunga?
In 2025, St Luke's Arrunga had 40 enrolled students (11 girls, 29 boys).
What is the ICSEA of St Luke's Arrunga?
St Luke's Arrunga has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1046. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Luke's Arrunga?
St Luke's Arrunga has about 6.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is St Luke's Arrunga co-ed?
Yes. St Luke's Arrunga is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Luke's Arrunga?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Luke's Arrunga 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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