Yawarra Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dubbo, New South Wales 2830 · Dubbo LGA
About Yawarra Community School
Yawarra Community School is a public special school located in Dubbo, New South Wales (2830), within the Dubbo local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 50 students (15 girls and 35 boys).
Yawarra Community School has an ICSEA value of 867, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 52% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (13.9 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 150% over the past five years.
Yawarra 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.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Yawarra Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Yawarra Community School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dubbo College Delroy Campus
Dubbo West · Government high school · 7-10
468 students · ICSEA 804 · 199 m away
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 963 · 502 m away
Dubbo West Public School
Dubbo · Government primary · P-6
293 students · ICSEA 772 · 553 m away
Macquarie Anglican Grammar School
Dubbo · Independent combined · K-12
664 students · ICSEA 1040 · 641 m away
Lincoln School
Dubbo · Government special · U
14 students · ICSEA 695 · 2.1 km away
Dubbo Public School
Dubbo · Government primary · K-6
520 students · ICSEA 972 · 2.1 km away
Mian School
Dubbo · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 706 · 2.3 km away
Central West Leadership Academy
Dubbo · Independent combined · K-12
158 students · ICSEA 1072 · 2.8 km away
Dubbo South Public School
Dubbo · Government primary · K-6
570 students · ICSEA 911 · 2.9 km away
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic primary · K-6
211 students · ICSEA 1043 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Wakefield School
Wakefield · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 869
Snowy Valleys School
Tumut · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 869
Shepherds Park School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
17 students · ICSEA 870
Lomandra School
Campbelltown · Government special · U
75 students · ICSEA 864
Bullimbal School
South Tamworth · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 870
Dorchester School
Campbelltown · Government special · U
19 students · ICSEA 871
Frequently asked questions
Is Yawarra Community School a public or private school?
Yawarra Community School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Yawarra Community School offer?
Yawarra Community School offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Yawarra Community School?
In 2025, Yawarra Community School had 50 enrolled students (15 girls, 35 boys), a change of 150% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Yawarra Community School?
Yawarra Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 867. 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 Yawarra Community School?
Yawarra Community School has about 3.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Yawarra Community School co-ed?
Yes. Yawarra Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Yawarra Community School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Yawarra 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 Yawarra Community School?
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