The Athena School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Newtown, New South Wales 2042 · Inner West LGA
About The Athena School
The Athena School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Newtown, New South Wales (2042), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from K to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 52 students (26 girls and 26 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
The Athena School has an ICSEA value of 1058, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 26% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.8 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, The Athena School scores 60.2 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1058
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)26% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+27% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+43 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How The Athena School's 52 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Athena School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Athena School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Australia Street Infants School
Newtown · Government primary · P-2
104 students · ICSEA 1143 · 263 m away
Newtown High School of Performing Arts
Newtown · Government high school · 7-12
1,145 students · ICSEA 1127 · 546 m away
Newtown Public School
Newtown · Government primary · K-6
272 students · ICSEA 1140 · 648 m away
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital School
Camperdown · Government special
· 865 m away
Stanmore Public School
Stanmore · Government primary · K-6
560 students · ICSEA 1138 · 875 m away
Bridge Road School
Camperdown · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 977 · 910 m away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Stanmore · Catholic primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1160 · 972 m away
Mackillop Education Waranara School
Annandale · Independent special · 9-12
85 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.0 km away
Newtown North Public School
Newtown · Government primary · K-6
221 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.1 km away
Newington College
Stanmore · Independent combined · K-12
2,072 students · ICSEA 1182 · 1.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Gregory's College Campbelltown
Gregory Hills · Independent combined · K-12
1,442 students · ICSEA 1057
The Armidale Waldorf School
Armidale · Independent combined · K-11
163 students · ICSEA 1057
Aetaomah School
Terragon · Independent combined · K-7
55 students · ICSEA 1057
Unity Grammar College
Austral · Independent combined · K-12
1,428 students · ICSEA 1059
Sapphire Coast Anglican College
Bega · Independent combined · K-12
454 students · ICSEA 1057
Wyong Christian Community School
Wyong · Independent combined · K-12
904 students · ICSEA 1057
Frequently asked questions
Is The Athena School a public or private school?
The Athena School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does The Athena School offer?
The Athena School offers K to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend The Athena School?
In 2025, The Athena School had 52 enrolled students (26 girls, 26 boys), a change of 27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Athena School?
The Athena School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1058. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Athena School?
The Athena School has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at The Athena School?
In 2025, The Athena School had 6 students in Year 7.
Is The Athena School co-ed?
Yes. The Athena School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Athena School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Athena 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.
Where can I get tutoring near The Athena School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Rockdale, about 6.6 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.