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St Gabriel's School for students with special needs

St Gabriel's School for students with special needs is an independent special school in Castle Hill, New South Wales, with 207 students.

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207
Students
121 boys · 86 girls
U
Year range
1069
ICSEA
avg = 1000
19%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1069

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 75% of Australian schools.

Suburb Castle Hill 2154
Local government area The Hills
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Independent
School type Special
Indigenous students 1%
Statistical area (SA2) Castle Hill - Central
Official website www.stgabriels.nsw.edu.au/
Enrolments 2016-2025

St Gabriel's School for students with special needs had 207 students in 2025, compared with 74 in 2016 (up 180%).

74 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 207 '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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The suburb: Castle Hill - Central

$2,600,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026 · postcode 2154
54.7%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
8,845
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Castle Hill - Central 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 Castle Hill - Central profile →

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Nearest schools to St Gabriel's School for students with special needs

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Gilroy Catholic College Catholic 7-12 1,307 1096 0.4 km
Excelsior Public School Government K-6 561 1150 0.8 km
Baulkham Hills North Public School Government K-6 876 1130 0.9 km
Baulkham Hills High School Government 7-12 1,223 1203 1.0 km
St Michael's Primary School Catholic K-6 696 1113 1.7 km
St Bernadette's Primary School Catholic K-6 479 1145 1.8 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 St Gabriel's School for students with special needs

How many students go to St Gabriel's School for students with special needs?

St Gabriel's School for students with special needs has 207 students enrolled (121 boys and 86 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is St Gabriel's School for students with special needs a government or non-government school?

St Gabriel's School for students with special needs is an independent school in Castle Hill, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1069 at St Gabriel's School for students with special needs 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. St Gabriel's School for students with special needs has an ICSEA of 1069, which places it above 75% 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 →