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Girrakool School

Girrakool School is a government special school in Kariong, New South Wales, with 54 students.

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54
Students
54 boys · 0 girls
U
Year range
826
ICSEA
avg = 1000
26%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 826

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 4% of Australian schools.

Suburb Kariong 2250
Local government area Central Coast (NSW)
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 117%
Statistical area (SA2) Kariong
Enrolments 2016-2025

Girrakool School had 54 students in 2025, compared with 77 in 2016 (down 30%).

77 '16 115 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 54 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

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Girrakool School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Kariong

$1,125,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026 · postcode 2250
52.6%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
6,388
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Kariong statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Kariong profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Girrakool School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Ngaruki Gulgul Independent 9-12 70 899 0.4 km
Central Coast Sports College Independent K-12 990 1026 0.6 km
Kariong Mountains High School Government 7-12 420 968 0.7 km
Kariong Public School Government K-6 502 1007 2.0 km
Gosford Public School Government K-6 545 1049 3.6 km
Henry Kendall High School Government 7-12 789 1030 3.7 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Girrakool School

How many students go to Girrakool School?

Girrakool School has 54 students enrolled, according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Girrakool School a government or non-government school?

Girrakool School is a government school in Kariong, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 826 at Girrakool School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Girrakool School has an ICSEA of 826, which places it above 4% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →