Doonside High School
Power St, Doonside NSW 2767
Doonside High School is a government secondary school in Doonside, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 715 students. Its ICSEA is 917, 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 715.
About this school, from public sources
Public information suggests Doonside Technology High School is a comprehensive Years 7-12 government school in Western Sydney, and the only Technology-designated comprehensive high school in the region. Its own site and department listings describe a technology-focused curriculum alongside academic, vocational, and life skills courses, a dedicated Year 7 Middle School program, gifted and talented pathways, and options in sport and performing arts. It has been recognised as Excelling in most elements of the NSW Schools Excellence Framework.
Often praised
- technology-specialisation curriculum
- Year 7 Middle School support
- strong community feel
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 Doonside High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
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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.
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Adventist College | Doonside | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,041 | 592 |
| St Andrews College, Senior Campus | Marayong | Catholic high school | 1.6 km | — | — |
| St Andrews College | Marayong | Catholic high school | 1.8 km | 1,059 | 1,327 |
| Wyndham College | Quakers Hill | Public high school | 3.2 km | 1,003 | 376 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Nirimba) | Nirimba Fields | Catholic high school | 3.3 km | — | — |
| Tyndale Christian School | Blacktown | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,066 | 816 |
| Quakers Hill High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Quakers Hill | Public high school | 3.4 km | 1,025 | 925 |
| Blacktown Girls High SchoolPartially | Blacktown | Public high school | 3.5 km | 1,046 | 1,079 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blayney High School | Blayney | Public high school · 7-12 | 296 | 917 |
| Northlakes High School | San Remo | Public high school · 7-12 | 789 | 917 |
| Cambridge Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cambridge Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 633 | 916 |
| Cranebrook High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cranebrook | Public high school · 7-12 | 871 | 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 |
About this data
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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.