Bowral High School
Park & Aitken Rds, Bowral NSW 2576
Bowral High School is a government secondary school in Bowral, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 564 students. Its ICSEA is 956, 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 564.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Bowral High School is a co-educational government secondary school in the Southern Highlands serving years 7-12. The school offers the ASPIRE program for years 7-8 in partnership with the University of Canberra and University of Wollongong, a STEM Academy, high potential and gifted education pathways, and online Aurora College classes for academically strong students. It also runs a dedicated support unit, VET pathway courses, creative and performing arts, sport, and an annual ski trip, with community feedback noting its pastoral care focus.
Often praised
- ASPIRE gifted/university partnership program
- STEM Academy
- strong pastoral care and support unit
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 Bowral High School 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 | 0.06 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0.25 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0.27 | 21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,052 | 131 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,068 | 363 |
| Chevalier College | Burradoo | Independent high school | 2.5 km | 1,081 | 951 |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,153 | 827 |
| Frensham School | Mittagong | Independent high school | 4.6 km | 1,137 | 345 |
| Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale | Public high school | 7.8 km | 1,015 | 790 |
| St Paul's International College | Moss Vale | Independent high school | 8.4 km | 1,071 | 127 |
| The Scots College, Glengarry campus | Kangaroo Valley | Independent high school | 26.7 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | Public high school · 7-12 | 726 | 956 |
| Eden Marine High School | Eden | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 956 |
| St Clair High School | St Clair | Public high school · 7-12 | 717 | 956 |
| Bomaderry High School | Bomaderry | Public high school · 7-12 | 707 | 955 |
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus | Waratah | Public high school · 7-10 | 848 | 957 |
| Casula High School | Casula | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,280 | 957 |
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.