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Karonga School

Karonga School is a government special school in Epping, New South Wales, with 89 students.

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89
Students
68 boys · 21 girls
U
Year range
1030
ICSEA
avg = 1000
72%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1030

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 60% of Australian schools.

Suburb Epping 2121
Local government area Parramatta
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 9%
Statistical area (SA2) Epping (NSW) - West
Official website karonga-s.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Karonga School had 89 students in 2025, compared with 71 in 2016 (up 25%).

71 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 90 '24 89 '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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Karonga 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: Epping (NSW) - West

$2,408,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
21
Childcare services
ACECQA register
53.5%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
19,790
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Epping (NSW) - West 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 Epping (NSW) - West profile →

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

Nearest schools to Karonga School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Epping West Public School Government K-6 994 1131 0.7 km
Roselea Public School Government K-6 306 1112 0.9 km
Carlingford High School Government 7-12 1,772 1111 1.0 km
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School Catholic K-6 262 1140 1.1 km
Carlingford Public School Government K-6 644 1109 1.2 km
Gateway Community High Independent 9-12 74 1070 1.3 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 Karonga School

How many students go to Karonga School?

Karonga School has 89 students enrolled (68 boys and 21 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Karonga School a government or non-government school?

Karonga School is a government school in Epping, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1030 at Karonga 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. Karonga School has an ICSEA of 1030, which places it above 60% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Karonga School?

21 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Epping (NSW) - West, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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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 →