Cessnock High School
Aberdare St, Cessnock NSW 2325
Cessnock High School is a government secondary school in Cessnock, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 615 students. Its ICSEA is 892, 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 616.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from Cessnock High School's own website describes a comprehensive NSW government secondary school for Years 7-12. The school highlights strengths in literacy and numeracy, creative and performing arts, agriculture, and Aboriginal education, with senior curriculum broadened through 'The College' model. Elective offerings include drama, dance, photography, visual design and ceramics, alongside High Potential and Gifted Education programs such as choir ensemble and the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme.
Often praised
- creative and performing arts
- agriculture and Aboriginal education programs
- gifted education enrichment
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: low. 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 Cessnock 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount View High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cessnock | Public high school | 3.7 km | 911 | 929 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock | Nulkaba | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,032 | 1,276 |
| Kurri Kurri High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kurri Kurri | Public high school | 11.6 km | 894 | 915 |
| St Joseph's College | Lochinvar | Catholic high school | 18.1 km | 996 | 973 |
| Hunter Trade College | Telarah | Independent high school | 19.5 km | 978 | 257 |
| Rutherford Technology High School | Rutherford | Public high school | 21.1 km | 922 | 1,405 |
| West Wallsend High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | West Wallsend | Public high school | 21.2 km | 940 | 631 |
| All Saints College | Maitland | Catholic high school | 21.3 km | 1,023 | 1,191 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill High School | Broken Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 411 | 892 |
| Quirindi High School | Quirindi | Public high school · 7-12 | 351 | 891 |
| Chifley College Senior Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school · 11-12 | 499 | 894 |
| Kurri Kurri High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kurri Kurri | Public high school · 7-12 | 915 | 894 |
| Lake Illawarra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Illawarra | Public high school · 7-12 | 542 | 894 |
| Nambucca Heads High School | Nambucca Heads | Public high school · 7-12 | 314 | 890 |
About this data
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- acara-profile
- nsw-doe-attendance
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- nsw-doe-support-classes
- 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.