State school · Special

Cook School

Loftus, 2232 — in Sutherland - Kirrawee

SectorSchools

State

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

956

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Sutherland - Kirrawee

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Cook School is a state special school in Sutherland - Kirrawee, Sydney. It had 66 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 956, below the national average of 1000 (27th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Cook 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.

956ICSEA — 44 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 27% of Australian schools

−44

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 47%Lower-middle quarter 23%Upper-middle quarter 21%Top quarter 8%

47%23%21%8%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

66students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 20 · 30%
Boys 46 · 70%

Language background

Language other than English 31%
English only 69%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

14% of enrolment

Cook School has an ICSEA of 956, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 27% of Australian schools. 8% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 47% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 66 students in 2025 (20 girls, 46 boys), 14% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 31% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Cook School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	956
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-44
ICSEA percentile	27
Bottom quarter of advantage	47%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	23%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Top quarter of advantage	8%
Total enrolment	66
Girls	20 (30%)
Boys	46 (70%)
Language other than English	31%
English only	69%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	14%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 66 students
ICSEA: 956 · 27th percentile
Address: Loftus 2232

Cook School: common questions

Is Cook School a public or private school?

Cook School is a government (public) special school in Sutherland - Kirrawee, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Cook School?

Cook School had 66 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Cook School's ICSEA?

Cook School has an ICSEA of 956, below the national average of 1000 (27th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Cook School located?

Cook School is at Loftus 2232, in the Sutherland - Kirrawee SA2.

Other schools in Sutherland - Kirrawee

Kirrawee Public SchoolState · Primary St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Sutherland North Public SchoolState · Primary Sutherland Public SchoolState · Primary Kirrawee High SchoolState · Secondary St Patrick's College SutherlandNon-Government · Secondary Aspect South East Sydney School, LoftusNon-Government · Special Minerva SchoolState · Special

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).