# Lawrence Hargrave School

Lawrence Hargrave School is a NSW government schools for specific purposes in Warwick Farm, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Schools for Specific Purposes
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Enrolments**: 59 (2025)
- **Address**: Station St, Warwick Farm NSW 2170
- **Phone**: (02) 9602 3823
- **Website**: https://lawrenceha-s.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: lawrenceha-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 56246
- **Established**: 1970-01-01

## About

Lawrence Hargrave School is a special purpose school catering to up to 63 secondary students with emotional disturbances, behaviour difficulties, and mild intellectual disabilities. The school operates nine classes, each with a maximum of seven students, allowing for personalised attention and support. Specialist teachers provide curriculum in Personal Development, Health & Physical Education, Creative and Practical Arts, and Technical and Applied Sciences, supporting students to achieve life skills or mainstream accreditation.

The school is committed to improving student learning outcomes through an emphasis on literacy, numeracy, quality teaching, student engagement, and vocational education. This is facilitated through a 'case management' approach to wellbeing, wherein personalised learning plans are crafted in collaboration with parents, carers, teachers, and community and government agencies to ensure comprehensive support and improvement in student achievement.

Located at Station St, Warwick Farm, Lawrence Hargrave School boasts a well-resourced facility that provides various programs both in and out of the classroom. These efforts aim to equip students for successful post-school experiences. The school fosters an inclusive environment where students feel safe, respected, and valued, thus promoting a sense of belonging and the opportunity to thrive academically and personally.

## Mission

At Lawrence Hargrave School, every student is known, valued and cared for. We provide personalised opportunities that nurture academic growth, emotional wellbeing, and independent life skills.

Motto: "Together We Achieve"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 59 |
| 2024 | 52 |
| 2023 | 49 |
| 2022 | 46 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2018 | 49 |
| 2017 | 60 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2014 | 58 |
| 2013 | 55 |
| 2012 | 63 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2010 | 58 |
| 2009 | 59 |
| 2008 | 52 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/56246-lawrence-hargrave-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.