Cranebrook High School
Hosking Street, Cranebrook NSW 2749
Cranebrook High School is a government secondary school in Cranebrook, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 871 students. Its ICSEA is 916, 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 871.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information about Cranebrook High School, a NSW government secondary school in Cranebrook, points to a broad and practical curriculum. The school is noted for its creative and performing arts, agriculture (including links with Western Sydney University), technology and vocational education offerings, alongside Aboriginal education support and a high potential and gifted education program. Facilities include dedicated spaces for visual arts, food technology, photography, and trade subjects like metal and timber work, supporting hands-on learning across a wide elective range.
Often praised
- creative and performing arts
- agriculture and university links
- Aboriginal education 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: 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 Cranebrook High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
Stage 4 High Potential & Gifted Education 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier College | Llandilo | Catholic high school | 2.3 km | 1,025 | 1,185 |
| St Paul's Grammar School | Cranebrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,121 | 824 |
| St Dominic's College | Kingswood | Independent high school | 3.5 km | 1,008 | 1,010 |
| CathWest Innovation College McCarthy Campus | Emu Plains | Catholic high school | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains | Emu Plains | Catholic high school | 3.8 km | 1,024 | 709 |
| Penrith High SchoolFully | Penrith | Public high school | 3.9 km | 1,186 | 928 |
| Cambridge Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cambridge Park | Public high school | 4.0 km | 916 | 633 |
| The Lakes Christian College | Castlereagh | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,022 | 330 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cambridge Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 633 | 916 |
| Hay War Memorial High School | Hay | Public high school · 7-12 | 154 | 916 |
| Irrawang High School | Raymond Terrace | Public high school · 7-12 | 810 | 916 |
| Macksville High School | Macksville | Public high school · 7-12 | 365 | 916 |
| Blayney High School | Blayney | Public high school · 7-12 | 296 | 917 |
| Doonside High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Doonside | Public high school · 7-12 | 715 | 917 |
About this data
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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.