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Margaret Jurd College
Margaret Jurd College is an independent special school in Shortland, New South Wales, with 103 students.
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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 9% of Australian schools.
Margaret Jurd College had 103 students in 2025, compared with 60 in 2016 (up 72%).
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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Questions about Margaret Jurd College
How many students go to Margaret Jurd College?
Margaret Jurd College has 103 students enrolled (50 boys and 53 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
Is Margaret Jurd College a government or non-government school?
Margaret Jurd College is an independent school in Shortland, New South Wales.
What does the ICSEA of 889 at Margaret Jurd College 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. Margaret Jurd College has an ICSEA of 889, which places it above 9% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
How many childcare services are near Margaret Jurd College?
7 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Shortland - Jesmond, 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 →