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Wairoa School

Wairoa School is a government special school in Bondi Beach, New South Wales, with 75 students.

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75
Students
52 boys · 23 girls
U
Year range
1025
ICSEA
avg = 1000
89%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1025

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 58% of Australian schools.

Suburb Bondi Beach 2026
Local government area Waverley
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Special
Indigenous students 21%
Statistical area (SA2) Bondi Beach - North Bondi
Official website wairoa-s.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Wairoa School had 75 students in 2025, compared with 57 in 2016 (up 32%).

57 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 75 '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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Wairoa 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: Bondi Beach - North Bondi

$5,100,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
5
Childcare services
ACECQA register
40.7%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
22,633
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Bondi Beach - North Bondi 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 Bondi Beach - North Bondi profile →

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

Nearest schools to Wairoa School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
WAYS Secondary Independent 9-12 62 987 0.1 km
Bondi Beach Public School Government K-6 348 1120 0.2 km
Galilee Catholic Primary School Catholic K-6 88 1160 0.3 km
Rose Bay Secondary College Government 7-12 1,127 1107 0.9 km
Bondi Public School Government K-6 464 1139 1.4 km
Montessori East Independent K-6 80 1188 1.5 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 Wairoa School

How many students go to Wairoa School?

Wairoa School has 75 students enrolled (52 boys and 23 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

Is Wairoa School a government or non-government school?

Wairoa School is a government school in Bondi Beach, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1025 at Wairoa 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. Wairoa School has an ICSEA of 1025, which places it above 58% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Wairoa School?

5 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Bondi Beach - North Bondi, 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 →