State school · Special

Cairnsfoot School

Brighton-Le-Sands, 2216 — in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh

SectorSchools

State

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1036

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Cairnsfoot School is a state special school in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh, Sydney. It had 99 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1036, above the national average of 1000 (62nd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Cairnsfoot School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1036ICSEA — 36 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 62% of Australian schools

+36

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 24%Lower-middle quarter 28%Upper-middle quarter 31%Top quarter 17%

24%28%31%17%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

99students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 23 · 23%
Boys 76 · 77%

Language background

Language other than English 76%
English only 24%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Cairnsfoot School has an ICSEA of 1036, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 62% of Australian schools. 17% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 24% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 99 students in 2025 (23 girls, 76 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 76% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Cairnsfoot School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1036
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+36
ICSEA percentile	62
Bottom quarter of advantage	24%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	28%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	31%
Top quarter of advantage	17%
Total enrolment	99
Girls	23 (23%)
Boys	76 (77%)
Language other than English	76%
English only	24%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Cairnsfoot School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 99 students
ICSEA: 1036 · 62nd percentile
Address: Brighton-Le-Sands 2216

Cairnsfoot School: common questions

Is Cairnsfoot School a public or private school?

Cairnsfoot School is a government (public) special school in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Cairnsfoot School?

Cairnsfoot School had 99 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Cairnsfoot School's ICSEA?

Cairnsfoot School has an ICSEA of 1036, above the national average of 1000 (62nd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Cairnsfoot School located?

Cairnsfoot School is at Brighton-Le-Sands 2216, in the Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh SA2.

Other schools in Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh

Brighton-Le-Sands Public SchoolState · Primary Kyeemagh Public SchoolState · Primary St Thomas More's Catholic SchoolNon-Government · Primary

School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).