Coffs Harbour High School
Cnr Edinburgh & Nile Streets, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Coffs Harbour High School is a government secondary school in Coffs Harbour, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 782 students. Its ICSEA is 957, 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 783.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Coffs Harbour High School as the district's original high school, established in 1938 and set on Gumbayngirr Country. It runs a comprehensive Years 7-12 curriculum with distinctive coastal-based Marine Studies and Agriculture programs, an intensive English program for new-arrival students, and extension classes for gifted learners alongside inclusive support classes. A Wellbeing Hub with a dedicated Student Support Officer backs student welfare, and the school notes a long history of sporting success and active parent and community involvement.
Often praised
- Marine Studies program
- strong sporting tradition
- active parent/community involvement
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 Coffs Harbour High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
Year 7 and Year 8 Enrichment 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
- 7–8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 798 | 81 |
| Lismore Diocese Online Education Centre | Coffs Harbour | Catholic high school | 1.8 km | — | — |
| Orara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 3.3 km | 896 | 856 |
| St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | Catholic high school | 4.2 km | 1,044 | 1,062 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 4.2 km | 1,038 | 450 |
| Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,109 | 1,351 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School | Toormina | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,021 | 37 |
| Toormina High School | Toormina | Public high school | 7.1 km | 941 | 738 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callaghan College Waratah Campus | Waratah | Public high school · 7-10 | 848 | 957 |
| Casula High School | Casula | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,280 | 957 |
| Ingleburn High School | Ingleburn | Public high school · 7-12 | 782 | 957 |
| Birrong Girls High School | Birrong | Public high school · 7-12 | 726 | 956 |
| Bowral High School | Bowral | Public high school · 7-12 | 564 | 956 |
| Eden Marine High School | Eden | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 956 |
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.