The Bowen College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Maroubra, New South Wales 2035 · Randwick LGA
About The Bowen College
The Bowen College is an independent special school located in Maroubra, New South Wales (2035), within the Randwick local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 15 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
The Bowen College has an ICSEA value of 910, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 13th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 56% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (3.3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff.
The Bowen 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 The Bowen College's 15 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Bowen College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Bowen College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Maroubra · Catholic primary · K-6
388 students · ICSEA 1109 · 40 m away
Maroubra Bay Public School
Maroubra · Government primary · K-6
269 students · ICSEA 1055 · 314 m away
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Maroubra Junction · Catholic primary · K-6
187 students · ICSEA 1126 · 1.1 km away
St Spyridon College
Maroubra · Independent combined · K-12
785 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.2 km away
South Coogee Public School
South Coogee · Government primary · K-6
376 students · ICSEA 1095 · 1.5 km away
Maroubra Junction Public School
Maroubra · Government primary · K-6
484 students · ICSEA 1128 · 1.6 km away
South Sydney High School
Maroubra · Government high school · 7-12
796 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.7 km away
Matraville Soldiers Settlement Public School
Matraville · Government primary · P-6
114 students · ICSEA 934 · 1.7 km away
Malabar Public School
Malabar · Government primary · K-6
244 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.7 km away
Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney
Maroubra Junction · Independent combined · K-12
1,129 students · ICSEA 1173 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Key College
Redfern · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 909
TLK Youth College
Berkeley Vale · Independent special · 9-12
58 students · ICSEA 904
Skillset Senior College
Mitchell · Independent special · 10-12
155 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
Ngaruki Gulgul
Kariong · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 899
Frequently asked questions
Is The Bowen College a public or private school?
The Bowen College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does The Bowen College offer?
The Bowen College offers 9 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend The Bowen College?
In 2025, The Bowen College had 15 enrolled students (8 girls, 7 boys).
What is the ICSEA of The Bowen College?
The Bowen College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 910. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What other schools are near The Bowen College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Bowen 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.
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