Cowra High School
Dowell St, Cowra NSW 2794
Cowra High School is a government secondary school in Cowra, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 439 students. Its ICSEA is 884, 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 439.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and other public sources, Cowra High School is a comprehensive government secondary school in Cowra, NSW, catering for Years 7-12. It promotes values of respect, responsibility and resilience, and describes a wide range of subjects and support services designed to help students learn in ways that suit them. Reflecting its regional setting, the school is known for hands-on agriculture education, including partnerships with local farmers, agencies and the Cowra Agricultural Institute for practical projects and AgTech learning days.
Often praised
- hands-on agriculture education
- regional industry partnerships
- inclusive student support
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 Cowra 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra | Cowra | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 985 | 442 |
| Canowindra High School | Canowindra | Public high school | 28.4 km | 945 | 237 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Meehan High School | Macquarie Fields | Public high school · 7-12 | 395 | 884 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus | Goonellabah | Public high school · 7-12 | 262 | 884 |
| Inverell High School | Inverell | Public high school · 7-12 | 483 | 888 |
| Narrandera High School | Narrandera | Public high school · 7-12 | 298 | 889 |
| Fairfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,123 | 878 |
| Miller High School | Miller | Public high school · 7-12 | 816 | 878 |
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.