Bourke High School
34 Tarcoon St, Bourke NSW 2840
Bourke High School is a government secondary school in Bourke, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 134 students. Its ICSEA is 714, where the national average is 1000.
Language background, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 134.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website describes Bourke High School as a small, Connected Communities public high school in far north-west NSW with a largely Aboriginal student population. It runs an Outback Trade Training Centre with metalwork and hospitality facilities, a student-run coffee club teaching barista skills, and a Clontarf Foundation football academy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys, alongside VET, Gifted and Talented, and Life Skills programs.
Often praised
- Outback Trade Training Centre
- Clontarf football academy
- Strong VET and vocational focus
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 Bourke High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerate Christian Academy - Bourke | Bourke | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | — | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coonamble High School | Coonamble | Public high school · 7-12 | 161 | 733 |
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.