Gilgandra High School
Court Street, Gilgandra NSW 2827
Gilgandra High School is a government secondary school in Gilgandra, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 184 students. Its ICSEA is 849, 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 185.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available sources describe Gilgandra High School as a Year 7-12 government comprehensive school in Gilgandra, NSW, serving a culturally diverse rural community. The school's own site highlights STEM and creative arts curricula, support for gifted students and EAL/D learners, and inclusive events like Harmony Day. It also runs trade-training centres and an aquaponics facility, with a strong uptake of vocational education among senior students. A parent testimonial praised the support given to students planning their futures.
Often praised
- trade-training and aquaponics facilities
- strong vocational education uptake
- inclusive, culturally diverse 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 Gilgandra 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus | Bidwill | Public high school · 7-12 | 720 | 849 |
| Melville High School | Kempsey | Public high school · 7-12 | 355 | 849 |
| Forbes High School | Forbes | Public high school · 7-12 | 287 | 848 |
| Kempsey High School | Kempsey | Public high school · 7-12 | 579 | 848 |
| Bankstown Senior College | Bankstown | Public high school · 10-12 | 544 | 847 |
| Nyngan High School | Nyngan | Public high school · 7-12 | 141 | 845 |
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.