Cobar High School
Wetherell Cres, Cobar NSW 2835
Cobar High School is a government secondary school in Cobar, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 213 students. Its ICSEA is 865, 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 214.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website describes Cobar High School as a co-educational NSW public high school for Years 7-12 serving Cobar's mining and rural community. It emphasises a welcoming, supportive environment built on respect, excellence and safety, using a Positive Behaviour for Learning approach. Students can pursue academic, vocational, creative and leadership pathways, supported by facilities including science labs, sports fields, a teaching kitchen and student-run food gardens, alongside dedicated wellbeing and learning support teams.
Often praised
- supportive school community
- range of learning pathways
- modern facilities incl. food gardens
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino High School | Casino | Public high school · 7-12 | 567 | 866 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school · 7-10 | 648 | 864 |
| Dubbo College South Campus | Dubbo | Public high school · 7-10 | 687 | 864 |
| Narrabri High School | Narrabri | Public high school · 7-12 | 420 | 864 |
| Gulgong High School | Gulgong | Public high school · 7-12 | 213 | 868 |
| Shoalhaven High School | Nowra | Public high school · 7-12 | 609 | 862 |
About this data
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.