Gorokan High School
43 Goobarabah Avenue, Lake Haven NSW 2263
Gorokan High School is a government secondary school in Lake Haven, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 978 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 923, 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 981.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Gorokan High School, a NSW government secondary school in Lake Haven, points to a comprehensive Years 7-12 school known for its academically selective stream (entry via the Selective Schools Placement Test) alongside mainstream classes. The school runs a Targeted Sports Program in rugby league, touch football and OzTag, a broad range of Certificate II/III VET courses, dedicated Aboriginal education initiatives, and support units for students with additional needs.
Often praised
- selective academic stream
- targeted sports program
- vocational education (VET) options
- Aboriginal education 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 Gorokan High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.09 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 2 |
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.
Selective entry
Gorokan High School is a partially 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northlakes High School | San Remo | Public high school | 2.9 km | 917 | 789 |
| MacKillop Catholic College | Woongarrah | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,042 | 1,558 |
| Wadalba Community School | Wadalba | Public k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 941 | 1,412 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School | Warnervale | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,054 | 796 |
| Lake Munmorah High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Munmorah | Public high school | 8.4 km | 925 | 610 |
| St Brigid's Catholic College | Lake Munmorah | Catholic high school | 8.7 km | 1,006 | 651 |
| Wyong High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Wyong | Public high school | 9.4 km | 946 | 672 |
| Wyong Christian Community School | Wyong | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.5 km | 1,057 | 904 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundagai High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gundagai | Public high school · 7-12 | 154 | 923 |
| Punchbowl Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Punchbowl | Public high school · 7-12 | 472 | 923 |
| Windsor High School | McGraths Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 641 | 923 |
| Colyton High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | St Marys | Public high school · 7-12 | 765 | 922 |
| Junee High School | Junee | Public high school · 7-12 | 237 | 922 |
| Moruya High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Moruya | Public high school · 7-12 | 356 | 922 |
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.