Armidale Secondary College
182 Butler Street, Armidale NSW 2350
Armidale Secondary College is a government secondary school in Armidale, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,026 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 928, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2019–2025. Latest 1,029.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, including the school's own website, Armidale Secondary College is a Year 7-12 government comprehensive school serving Armidale, NSW. It offers a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport and creative arts, with an extensive technology and applied studies stream (agriculture, design, food, graphics, industrial, IT and textiles technology through to Stage 6). The school emphasises a safe, inclusive environment, personalised learning plans, and support for gifted students, students with additional needs, and English language learners.
Often praised
- broad technology/applied studies options
- personalised learning support
- inclusive, safe environment
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Armidale Secondary College on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.05 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0.23 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0.10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0.16 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0.14 | 19 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Selective entry
Armidale Secondary College is a partially selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Enrichment Class
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Entry
- Application, academic achievement, learning behaviours and teacher feedback
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Girls' School | Armidale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,047 | 247 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale | Armidale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 981 | 35 |
| The Armidale School | Armidale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,097 | 625 |
| The Armidale School, Peter Hall Trade Training in Schools Centre | Armidale | Independent high school | 2.8 km | — | — |
| PLC Armidale | Armidale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,077 | 226 |
| O'Connor Catholic College | Armidale | Catholic high school | 2.9 km | 1,020 | 511 |
| The Armidale Waldorf School | Armidale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,057 | 163 |
| Uralla Central School | Uralla | Public k–12 / combined | 20.2 km | 901 | 264 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudgee High School | Mudgee | Public high school · 7-12 | 787 | 928 |
| Bass High School | Bass Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 871 | 927 |
| Dubbo College Senior Campus | Dubbo | Public high school · 11-12 | 651 | 929 |
| Morisset High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Morisset | Public high school · 7-12 | 687 | 929 |
| St Johns Park High School | St Johns Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 921 | 927 |
| Glen Innes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glen Innes | Public high school · 7-12 | 434 | 926 |
About this data
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Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.