Figtree High School
Gibsons Rd, Figtree NSW 2525
Figtree High School is a government secondary school in Figtree, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 880 students. Its ICSEA is 1,013, 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 880.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Figtree High School, a NSW government comprehensive secondary school in Figtree near Wollongong, describes a broad co-educational program for Years 7-12. The school is noted for a wide elective range including languages (French, German), creative and performing arts, and VET courses in hospitality, business, construction, metals engineering and IT. It fields over 40 sporting teams across 12 sports and runs an extensive wellbeing and learning support offering, including onsite disability and autism support classes and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
Often praised
- wide elective and VET choice
- strong sporting program (40+ teams)
- dedicated learning support and disability programs
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 Figtree 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 | 0.06 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0.07 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0.07 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0.12 | 13 |
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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Enrichment Class
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
- Entry
- Application with report and written response, general ability assessment, panel decision
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Independent high school | 2.2 km | 1,083 | 1,054 |
| Illawarra Christian School | Cordeaux Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,091 | 800 |
| Cedars Christian College | Unanderra | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,067 | 661 |
| Smiths Hill High SchoolFully | Wollongong | Public high school | 4.3 km | 1,186 | 735 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | Independent high school | 4.5 km | 1,104 | 1,128 |
| Keira High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairy Meadow | Public high school | 4.7 km | 984 | 723 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow | Public high school | 4.7 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hills Boys High School | Panania | Public high school · 7-12 | 843 | 1,013 |
| Gledswood Hills High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gledswood Hills | Public high school · 7-9 | 87 | 1,013 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High SchoolPartially | Narellan | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,399 | 1,014 |
| Lisarow High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Lisarow | Public high school · 7-12 | 728 | 1,014 |
| Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 790 | 1,015 |
| Albury High School | Albury | Public high school · 7-12 | 910 | 1,016 |
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.