Skip to content
Live in Sydney
State school · Special

Carinya School

Mortdale, 2223 — in Oatley - Hurstville Grove

SectorSchools
State
Special school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
975
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Oatley - Hurstville Grove
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Carinya School is a state special school in Oatley - Hurstville Grove, Sydney. It had 55 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 975, below the national average of 1000 (35th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Carinya 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.

975ICSEA — 25 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 35% of Australian schools
−25
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 42%Lower-middle quarter 24%Upper-middle quarter 23%Top quarter 12%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

55students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 10 · 18%
  • Boys 45 · 82%

Language background

  • Language other than English 29%
  • English only 71%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

13% of enrolment

Carinya School has an ICSEA of 975, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 35% of Australian schools. 12% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 42% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 55 students in 2025 (10 girls, 45 boys), 13% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 29% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Carinya School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA975
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-25
ICSEA percentile35
Bottom quarter of advantage42%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage24%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage23%
Top quarter of advantage12%
Total enrolment55
Girls10 (18%)
Boys45 (82%)
Language other than English29%
English only71%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander13%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Carinya School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Special
Enrolment
55 students
ICSEA
975 · 35th percentile
Address
Mortdale 2223

Carinya School: common questions

Is Carinya School a public or private school?
Carinya School is a government (public) special school in Oatley - Hurstville Grove, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Carinya School?
Carinya School had 55 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Carinya School's ICSEA?
Carinya School has an ICSEA of 975, below the national average of 1000 (35th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Carinya School located?
Carinya School is at Mortdale 2223, in the Oatley - Hurstville Grove SA2.

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).