Canley Vale High School
Prospect Rd, Canley Vale NSW 2166
Canley Vale High School is a government secondary school in Canley Vale, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,651 students. Its ICSEA is 954, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 1,651.
About this school, from public sources
Information below is drawn from publicly available online sources, including the school's own website. Canley Vale High School is a NSW government secondary school offering a broad elective range including Vietnamese, Japanese and French languages, visual arts, drama, music, and technology subjects such as electronics, graphics and industrial technology. In Years 11-12 it runs standard Board of Studies courses alongside VET hospitality and retail pathways. The school has dedicated ESL and international student support, a student welfare team, and a learning support team, along with programs for gifted and talented students.
Often praised
- wide language elective choice
- strong ESL and welfare support
- gifted and talented programs
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 Canley Vale 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 | 0.23 | 63 |
| 2024 | 0.27 | 74 |
| 2023 | 0.33 | 83 |
| 2022 | 0.35 | 84 |
| 2021 | 0.69 | 156 |
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
High Achievers classes
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
- 7–10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pal Buddhist School | Canley Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,032 | 109 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield | Fairfield | Catholic high school | 1.8 km | 969 | 1,144 |
| Fairfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairfield | Public high school | 2.3 km | 878 | 1,123 |
| Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | Public high school | 2.4 km | 912 | 1,320 |
| Cabramatta High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cabramatta | Public high school | 2.8 km | 934 | 1,622 |
| Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West | Public high school | 3.5 km | 967 | 1,538 |
| Bass High School | Bass Hill | Public high school | 3.8 km | 927 | 871 |
| Liverpool Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Liverpool | Public high school | 4.1 km | 925 | 549 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Park Girls High School | Punchbowl | Public high school · 7-12 | 588 | 954 |
| Belmore Boys High School | Belmore | Public high school · 7-12 | 614 | 953 |
| Bomaderry High School | Bomaderry | Public high school · 7-12 | 707 | 955 |
| Hunter Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gateshead | Public high school · 7-12 | 922 | 955 |
| Kingswood High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kingswood | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,005 | 955 |
| Ballina Coast High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Ballina | Public high school · 7-12 | 718 | 952 |
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.