State school · Special

Canterbury Vale School

Lakemba, 2195 — in Lakemba

SectorSchools

State

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

921

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Lakemba

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Canterbury Vale School is a state special school in Lakemba, Sydney. It had 36 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 921, below the national average of 1000 (15th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Canterbury Vale 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.

921ICSEA — 79 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 15% of Australian schools

−79

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 64%Lower-middle quarter 19%Upper-middle quarter 11%Top quarter 6%

64%19%11%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

36students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 7 · 19%
Boys 29 · 81%

Language background

Language other than English 60%
English only 40%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

8% of enrolment

Canterbury Vale School has an ICSEA of 921, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 15% of Australian schools. 6% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 64% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 36 students in 2025 (7 girls, 29 boys), 8% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 60% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Canterbury Vale School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	921
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-79
ICSEA percentile	15
Bottom quarter of advantage	64%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	19%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	11%
Top quarter of advantage	6%
Total enrolment	36
Girls	7 (19%)
Boys	29 (81%)
Language other than English	60%
English only	40%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	8%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 36 students
ICSEA: 921 · 15th percentile
Address: Lakemba 2195

Canterbury Vale School: common questions

Is Canterbury Vale School a public or private school?

Canterbury Vale School is a government (public) special school in Lakemba, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Canterbury Vale School?

Canterbury Vale School had 36 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Canterbury Vale School's ICSEA?

Canterbury Vale School has an ICSEA of 921, below the national average of 1000 (15th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Canterbury Vale School located?

Canterbury Vale School is at Lakemba 2195.

Other schools in Lakemba

Rissalah CollegeNon-Government · Combined Al Hikma CollegeNon-Government · Primary Hampden Park Public SchoolState · Primary St Therese's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Holy Spirit Catholic CollegeNon-Government · Secondary

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).