Avondale School
Cooranbong NSW 2265
Avondale School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Cooranbong, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 977 students. Its ICSEA is 1,055, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Avondale School is an independent Seventh-day Adventist co-educational school in Cooranbong for Kindergarten to Year 12, established in 1897 and described as the oldest continuously operating Adventist school in Australia. It has about 977 students. Its music program is noted as a strength, and students can take part in the Duke of Edinburgh award and the PROPEL program.
Often praised
- Music program
- Christian values community
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Avondale School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0.16 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0.18 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0.17 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0.20 | 8 |
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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage College Lake Macquarie | Morisset | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,002 | 511 |
| Brightwaters Christian College | Brightwaters | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.1 km | 1,001 | 106 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.7 km | 1,063 | 831 |
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.5 km | 1,091 | 907 |
| MacKillop Catholic College | Woongarrah | Catholic k–12 / combined | 19.8 km | 1,042 | 1,558 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School | Warnervale | Independent k–12 / combined | 20.0 km | 1,054 | 796 |
| Wadalba Community School | Wadalba | Public k–12 / combined | 22.4 km | 941 | 1,412 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 23.4 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calderwood Christian School | Albion Park | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 504 | 1,056 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School | Warnervale | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 796 | 1,054 |
| St Charbel's College | Punchbowl | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,198 | 1,054 |
| The Nature School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined · K-9 | 171 | 1,054 |
| Wollondilly Anglican College | Tahmoor | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,247 | 1,054 |
| Aetaomah School | Terragon | Independent k–12 / combined · K-7 | 55 | 1,057 |
About this data
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.