Canobolas High School
142 Icely Road, Orange NSW 2800
Canobolas High School is a government secondary school in Orange, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 546 students. Its ICSEA is 838, 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 546.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Canobolas High School as a comprehensive co-educational secondary school for Years 7-12 in Orange, NSW. The school is noted for programs supporting academically talented students, a strong literacy and numeracy focus, and a high-performance athletes program (CHPA). It maintains links with Western Institute of TAFE and Charles Sturt University for vocational training, runs a Clontarf Academy for student welfare and engagement, and offers a range of extracurricular clubs, sports, and leadership opportunities.
Often praised
- High-performance athletes program
- TAFE/university vocational pathways
- Clontarf Academy student support
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,128 | 1,018 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Orange | East Orange | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 977 | 109 |
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange | Orange | Catholic high school | 2.8 km | 1,010 | 1,030 |
| Orange Christian School | Orange | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,052 | 490 |
| Orange High School | Orange | Public high school | 3.7 km | 979 | 914 |
| Kinross Wolaroi School, PLC Site | Orange | Independent high school | 4.1 km | — | — |
| Orange Anglican Grammar School | Orange | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,077 | 755 |
| Blayney High School | Blayney | Public high school | 29.1 km | 917 | 296 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condobolin High School | Condobolin | Public high school · 7-12 | 205 | 834 |
| Nyngan High School | Nyngan | Public high school · 7-12 | 141 | 845 |
| Peel High SchoolPartially | Tamworth | Public high school · 7-12 | 629 | 831 |
| Bankstown Senior College | Bankstown | Public high school · 10-12 | 544 | 847 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus | Shalvey | Public high school · 7-10 | 391 | 828 |
| Forbes High School | Forbes | Public high school · 7-12 | 287 | 848 |
About this data
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- school-website
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.