WAYS Secondary
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bondi, New South Wales 2026 · Waverley LGA
About WAYS Secondary
WAYS Secondary is an independent special school located in Bondi, New South Wales (2026), within the Waverley local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 62 students (39 girls and 23 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
WAYS Secondary has an ICSEA value of 987, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 41st percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 36% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.3 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
WAYS Secondary 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 WAYS Secondary's 62 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at WAYS Secondary have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near WAYS Secondary
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wairoa School
Bondi Beach · Government special · U
75 students · ICSEA 1025 · 77 m away
Bondi Beach Public School
Bondi Beach · Government primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1120 · 271 m away
Galilee Catholic Primary School
Bondi Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
88 students · ICSEA 1160 · 417 m away
Rose Bay Secondary College
Dover Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,127 students · ICSEA 1107 · 996 m away
Bondi Public School
Bondi · Government primary · K-6
464 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.5 km away
Montessori East
Bondi · Independent primary · K-6
80 students · ICSEA 1188 · 1.6 km away
Kesser Torah College
Dover Heights · Independent combined · K-12
484 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.7 km away
Rose Bay Public School
Rose Bay · Government primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.7 km away
Bellevue Hill Public School
Bellevue Hill · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 1156 · 1.8 km away
McAuley Catholic Primary School
Rose Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
273 students · ICSEA 1168 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Allegra School Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour · Independent special · 9-10
83 students · ICSEA 984
Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby · Independent special · K-8
28 students · ICSEA 984
Novo Education Space
Wollongong · Independent special · 9-12
44 students · ICSEA 983
Mater Dei School
Camden · Independent special · U
129 students · ICSEA 993
NextSense School - Spoken Language Program
Macquarie Park · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 977
ET Australia Secondary College
Gosford · Independent special · 7-12
280 students · ICSEA 976
Frequently asked questions
Is WAYS Secondary a public or private school?
WAYS Secondary is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does WAYS Secondary offer?
WAYS Secondary offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend WAYS Secondary?
In 2025, WAYS Secondary had 62 enrolled students (39 girls, 23 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of WAYS Secondary?
WAYS Secondary has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 987. 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 WAYS Secondary?
WAYS Secondary has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is WAYS Secondary co-ed?
Yes. WAYS Secondary is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near WAYS Secondary?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of WAYS Secondary 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 WAYS Secondary?
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