Coonabarabran High School
Newell Hwy, Coonabarabran NSW 2357
Coonabarabran High School is a government secondary school in Coonabarabran, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 298 students. Its ICSEA is 898, 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 298.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and other public listings, Coonabarabran High School is a comprehensive government secondary school for Years 7-12 in the NSW Central West/North West Slopes region, with roughly 420 students. It offers a STEM and creative arts curriculum, gifted and high-potential pathways, and wellbeing, learning-support and EAL/D assistance. The school emphasises inclusivity, working with families to support diverse student needs, and offers excursions and extra-curricular and competitive programs.
Often praised
- STEM and gifted education pathways
- Strong wellbeing and learning support
- Inclusive, family-engaged community
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 Coonabarabran High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0.07 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.11 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffith High School | Griffith | Public high school · 7-12 | 606 | 899 |
| Hunter River High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Heatherbrae | Public high school · 7-12 | 760 | 899 |
| Orara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Coffs Harbour | Public high school · 7-12 | 856 | 896 |
| Southern Cross School of Distance Education | East Ballina | Public high school · 7-12 | 77 | 896 |
| Warialda High School | Warialda | Public high school · 7-12 | 197 | 900 |
| Singleton High School | Singleton | Public high school · 7-12 | 874 | 901 |
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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.