State school · Special

Niland School

Blackett, 2770 — in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton

SectorSchools

State

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

801

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Niland School is a state special school in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, Sydney. It had 34 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 801, below the national average of 1000 (3rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Niland 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.

801ICSEA — 199 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 3% of Australian schools

−199

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 79%Lower-middle quarter 10%Upper-middle quarter 9%Top quarter 2%

79%10%9%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

34students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 8 · 24%
Boys 26 · 76%

Language background

Language other than English 16%
English only 84%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

35% of enrolment

Niland School has an ICSEA of 801, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 3% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 79% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 34 students in 2025 (8 girls, 26 boys), 35% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 16% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Niland School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	801
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-199
ICSEA percentile	3
Bottom quarter of advantage	79%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	10%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	9%
Top quarter of advantage	2%
Total enrolment	34
Girls	8 (24%)
Boys	26 (76%)
Language other than English	16%
English only	84%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	35%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 34 students
ICSEA: 801 · 3rd percentile
Address: Blackett 2770

Niland School: common questions

Is Niland School a public or private school?

Niland School is a government (public) special school in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Niland School?

Niland School had 34 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Niland School's ICSEA?

Niland School has an ICSEA of 801, below the national average of 1000 (3rd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Niland School located?

Niland School is at Blackett 2770, in the Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton SA2.

Other schools in Bidwill - Hebersham - Emerton

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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).