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Peterborough School

Peterborough School is a government special school in Warilla, New South Wales, with 115 students.

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115
Students
86 boys · 29 girls
U
Year range
938
ICSEA
avg = 1000
13%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 938

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 21% of Australian schools.

Suburb Warilla 2528
Local government area Shellharbour
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 14%
Statistical area (SA2) Warilla
Enrolments 2016-2025

Peterborough School had 115 students in 2025, compared with 89 in 2016 (up 29%).

89 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 115 '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.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Peterborough 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: Warilla

$995,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
11
Childcare services
ACECQA register
33.7%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
20,725
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Warilla 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 Warilla profile →

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Nearest schools to Peterborough School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Warilla Public School Government K-6 279 937 0.1 km
Barrack Heights Public School Government K-6 192 873 0.9 km
Mount Warrigal Public School Government P-6 185 885 1.0 km
Warilla North Public School Government K-6 167 872 1.1 km
Warilla High School Government 7-12 1,020 968 1.1 km
Lake Illawarra High School Government 7-12 542 894 1.6 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 Peterborough School

How many students go to Peterborough School?

Peterborough School has 115 students enrolled (86 boys and 29 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Peterborough School a government or non-government school?

Peterborough School is a government school in Warilla, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 938 at Peterborough 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. Peterborough School has an ICSEA of 938, which places it above 21% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Peterborough School?

11 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Warilla, 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 →