The Lakes College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Blue Haven, New South Wales 2262 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
About The Lakes College
The Lakes College is an independent special school located in Blue Haven, New South Wales (2262), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 24 students (15 girls and 9 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
The Lakes College has an ICSEA value of 843, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (4.4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
The Lakes 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 Lakes College's 24 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Lakes College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Lakes College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Blue Haven Public School
Blue Haven · Government primary · K-6
637 students · ICSEA 927 · 144 m away
Northlakes High School
San Remo · Government high school · 7-12
789 students · ICSEA 917 · 955 m away
Northlakes Public School
San Remo · Government primary · K-6
341 students · ICSEA 905 · 992 m away
Gorokan High School
Lake Haven · Government high school · 7-12
981 students · ICSEA 923 · 3.3 km away
Woongarrah Public School
Woongarrah · Government primary · K-6
385 students · ICSEA 984 · 3.8 km away
Budgewoi Public School
Budgewoi · Government primary · K-6
555 students · ICSEA 937 · 4.4 km away
Gorokan Public School
Gorokan · Government primary · K-6
620 students · ICSEA 913 · 4.5 km away
Wyee Public School
Wyee · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 955 · 4.7 km away
MacKillop Catholic College
Woongarrah · Catholic combined · K-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1042 · 4.7 km away
Warnervale Public School
Hamlyn Terrace · Government primary · K-6
442 students · ICSEA 979 · 5.4 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833
Blacktown Youth College Incorporated
Hebersham · Independent special · 7-12
101 students · ICSEA 832
St Mary's Flexible School
St Marys · Independent special · 7-10
80 students · ICSEA 832
Craig Davis College
Cordeaux Heights · Independent special · 9-12
45 students · ICSEA 825
William Campbell College
Nowra Hill · Independent special · K-7
28 students · ICSEA 881
Western Riverina Community School
Griffith · Independent special · 9-12
38 students · ICSEA 883
Frequently asked questions
Is The Lakes College a public or private school?
The Lakes College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does The Lakes College offer?
The Lakes College offers 9 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend The Lakes College?
In 2025, The Lakes College had 24 enrolled students (15 girls, 9 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Lakes College?
The Lakes College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 843. 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 The Lakes College?
The Lakes College has about 5.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is The Lakes College co-ed?
Yes. The Lakes College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Lakes College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Lakes 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.
Where can I get tutoring near The Lakes College?
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