Western Riverina Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Griffith, New South Wales 2680 · Griffith LGA
About Western Riverina Community School
Western Riverina Community School is an independent special school located in Griffith, New South Wales (2680), within the Griffith local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 38 students (24 girls and 14 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Western Riverina Community School has an ICSEA value of 883, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 74% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (7.6 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 23% over the past five years.
Western Riverina Community School 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 Western Riverina Community School's 38 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Western Riverina Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Western Riverina Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Griffith Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 881 · 764 m away
Kalinda School
Griffith · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 835 · 880 m away
Griffith High School
Griffith · Government high school · 7-12
608 students · ICSEA 899 · 1.0 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Griffith · Catholic primary · K-6
504 students · ICSEA 1016 · 1.4 km away
Griffith North Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
418 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.6 km away
Verity Christian College
Griffith · Independent combined · K-12
147 students · ICSEA 959 · 1.7 km away
Marian Catholic College
Griffith · Catholic high school · 7-12
701 students · ICSEA 1012 · 2.4 km away
Griffith East Public School
Griffith · Government primary · K-6
500 students · ICSEA 966 · 2.7 km away
Wade High School
Griffith · Government high school · 6-12
461 students · ICSEA 918 · 3.6 km away
Lake Wyangan Public School
Lake Wyangan · Government primary · K-6
43 students · ICSEA 926 · 4.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
William Campbell College
Nowra Hill · Independent special · K-7
28 students · ICSEA 881
Indie School Albury
Albury · Independent special · 9-12
872 students · ICSEA 888
Pambula Beach Flexible School
Pambula · Independent special · 7-10
52 students · ICSEA 888
Margaret Jurd College
Shortland · Independent special · U
103 students · ICSEA 889
Wollongong Flexible School
Towradgi · Independent special · 7-10
71 students · ICSEA 895
Biala Special School
Ballina · Independent special · U
33 students · ICSEA 898
Frequently asked questions
Is Western Riverina Community School a public or private school?
Western Riverina Community School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Western Riverina Community School offer?
Western Riverina Community School offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Western Riverina Community School?
In 2025, Western Riverina Community School had 38 enrolled students (24 girls, 14 boys), a change of 23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Western Riverina Community School?
Western Riverina Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 883. 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 Western Riverina Community School?
Western Riverina Community School has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Western Riverina Community School co-ed?
Yes. Western Riverina Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Western Riverina Community School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Western Riverina Community 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 Western Riverina Community School?
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