Banora Point High School
Eucalyptus Drive, Banora Point NSW 2486
Banora Point High School is a government secondary school in Banora Point, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 502 students. Its ICSEA is 965, 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, 2016–2025. Latest 503.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources, including the school's own website and school-review listings, describe Banora Point High School as a comprehensive Years 7-12 government secondary school serving the Tweed Shire. It offers gifted and talented programs including a Supernova extension class for Year 7, a special education unit supporting students with disabilities, and a Talented Athlete Program alongside creative arts, debating and leadership opportunities. Parents and community listings note an active Parents and Citizens Association and describe a supportive, respectful school culture.
Often praised
- Gifted and talented Supernova program
- Talented Athlete Program
- Supportive school culture
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: medium. 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 Banora Point High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0.05 | 4 |
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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
HPGE S 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's College | Banora Point | Catholic high school | 1.3 km | 1,050 | 838 |
| Pacific Online Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Pacific Coast Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,027 | 999 |
| Tweed River High School | Tweed Heads South | Public high school | 2.7 km | 940 | 590 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School | Terranora | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,117 | 2,008 |
| Kingscliff High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kingscliff | Public high school | 7.2 km | 991 | 903 |
| Sathya Sai College Secondary Campus, Dungay | Dungay | Independent high school | 16.4 km | — | — |
| Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | Catholic high school | 17.7 km | 1,071 | 823 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley High School | Finley | Public high school · 7-12 | 303 | 965 |
| Albion Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Albion Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 900 | 964 |
| Auburn Girls High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Auburn | Public high school · 7-12 | 853 | 966 |
| Bankstown Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bankstown | Public high school · 7-12 | 551 | 964 |
| Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Campus | Umina | Public high school · 7-9 | 787 | 966 |
| Jamison High School | South Penrith | Public high school · 7-12 | 834 | 964 |
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.