Canowindra High School
Browns Avenue, Canowindra NSW 2804
Canowindra High School is a government secondary school in Canowindra, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 237 students. Its ICSEA is 945, 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 239.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Canowindra High School is a small government secondary school (Years 7-12) in the Central West of NSW, enrolling around 250 students. The school promotes itself as "a small school with big opportunities," offering a broad HSC curriculum alongside STEM and creative arts programs, high-potential and gifted education, learning support (including EAL/D and SLSO assistance), and a wide range of extracurricular, leadership and sporting activities. Community materials highlight an inclusive, supportive culture and events celebrating cultural diversity such as Harmony Day.
Often praised
- supportive, inclusive community
- broad HSC curriculum options
- strong learning support 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 Canowindra High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.09 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0.10 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0.04 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.15 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowra High School | Cowra | Public high school | 28.4 km | 884 | 439 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billabong High School | Culcairn | Public high school · 7-12 | 312 | 946 |
| Bombala High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bombala | Public high school · 7-12 | 148 | 946 |
| Glendale Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glendale | Public high school · 7-12 | 800 | 946 |
| Hawkesbury High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Freemans Reach | Public high school · 7-12 | 417 | 946 |
| Nowra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Nowra | Public high school · 7-12 | 777 | 944 |
| The Henry Lawson High School | Grenfell | Public high school · 7-12 | 178 | 946 |
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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.