Non-Government school · Special

Waranara School

Marrickville, 2204 — in Marrickville - South

SectorSchools

Non-Government

Special school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1019

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Marrickville - South

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Waranara School is a non-government special school in Marrickville - South, Sydney. It had 85 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1019, above the national average of 1000 (56th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Waranara 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.

1019ICSEA — 19 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 56% of Australian schools

+19

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 24%Lower-middle quarter 23%Upper-middle quarter 31%Top quarter 21%

24%23%31%21%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

85students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 50 · 59%
Boys 35 · 41%

Language background

Language other than English 13%
English only 11%
Not stated 76%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

13% of enrolment

Waranara School has an ICSEA of 1019, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 56% of Australian schools. 21% 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 85 students in 2025 (50 girls, 35 boys), 13% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 13% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Waranara School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1019
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+19
ICSEA percentile	56
Bottom quarter of advantage	24%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	23%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	31%
Top quarter of advantage	21%
Total enrolment	85
Girls	50 (59%)
Boys	35 (41%)
Language other than English	13%
English only	11%
Not stated	76%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	13%

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

School details

Sector: Non-Government school
Type: Special
Enrolment: 85 students
ICSEA: 1019 · 56th percentile
Address: Marrickville 2204

Waranara School: common questions

Is Waranara School a public or private school?

Waranara School is a non-government (non-government) special school in Marrickville - South, Sydney.

How many students go to Waranara School?

Waranara School had 85 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Waranara School's ICSEA?

Waranara School has an ICSEA of 1019, above the national average of 1000 (56th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Waranara School located?

Waranara School is at Marrickville 2204, in the Marrickville - South SA2.

Other schools in Marrickville - South

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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).