Girraween High School
110 Gilba Rd, Girraween NSW 2145
Girraween High School is a government secondary school in Girraween, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 782 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,199, 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 784.
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes Girraween High School as a fully academically selective, co-educational NSW government high school in Western Sydney. It runs a Science Acceleration Program from Year 9 and studies Mathematics at an advanced level from Years 7 to 10, with all subjects taught at a high academic standard. Wellbeing is supported through mentoring and a Positive Education model, and nearly all Year 12 graduates go on to tertiary study. Online discussion notes an academic reputation comparable to well-regarded North Shore selective schools, with an active Parents and Citizens Association.
Often praised
- Science Acceleration Program
- strong academic results
- active P&C 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: high. 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 Girraween 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 | 2.16 | 303 |
| 2024 | 1.97 | 282 |
| 2023 | 1.88 | 269 |
| 2022 | 1.92 | 257 |
| 2021 | 2.31 | 323 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Selective entry
Girraween High School is a fully selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toongabbie Christian College | Toongabbie | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,106 | 1,242 |
| Greystanes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Greystanes | Public high school | 1.5 km | 1,003 | 1,090 |
| Ebenezer Christian College | Prospect | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 995 | 140 |
| Pendle Hill High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Wentworthville | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,001 | 692 |
| The Hills Sports High School | Seven Hills | Public high school | 2.0 km | 967 | 913 |
| St Paul's Catholic College | Greystanes | Catholic high school | 2.2 km | 1,055 | 800 |
| Mitchell High School | Blacktown | Public high school | 3.1 km | 978 | 875 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | Catholic high school | 3.7 km | 1,087 | 1,210 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulkham Hills High SchoolFully | Baulkham Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,222 | 1,203 |
| North Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | North Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 933 | 1,195 |
| North Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Crows Nest | Public high school · 7-12 | 911 | 1,203 |
| Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 153 | 1,194 |
| Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Surry Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 929 | 1,193 |
| Merewether High SchoolFully | Broadmeadow | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,071 | 1,206 |
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.