Gosford High School
Racecourse Rd, Gosford NSW 2250
Gosford High School is a government secondary school in Gosford, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,058 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,157, 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 1,067.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Gosford High School is a fully selective NSW government high school for Years 7-12 on the Central Coast, admitting students via the Selective Education Test. Its published curriculum and school reports describe a strong academic focus alongside a broad subject range spanning languages (French, German, Japanese, Indonesian), Visual Arts, Music, Drama, Agriculture, Business Studies and Computing, with high potential and gifted education embedded across the school.
Often praised
- fully selective academic school
- broad language offerings
- gifted education (HPGE) focus
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 Gosford 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 | 2.02 | 336 |
| 2024 | 1.70 | 299 |
| 2023 | 1.30 | 222 |
| 2022 | 1.42 | 252 |
| 2021 | 1.04 | 175 |
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
Gosford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Kendall High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gosford | Public high school | 0.8 km | 1,030 | 789 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,093 | 694 |
| Narara Valley High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Narara | Public high school | 2.2 km | 974 | 629 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | East Gosford | Catholic high school | 2.2 km | 1,075 | 802 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College | East Gosford | Independent high school | 2.4 km | 1,068 | 971 |
| Central Coast Sports College | Kariong | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,026 | 990 |
| Lisarow High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Lisarow | Public high school | 4.4 km | 1,014 | 728 |
| Kariong Mountains High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kariong | Public high school | 4.4 km | 968 | 419 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Willoughby | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,035 | 1,152 |
| St George Girls High SchoolFully | Kogarah | Public high school · 7-12 | 908 | 1,148 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Glenfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 934 | 1,147 |
| Killara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Killara | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,800 | 1,147 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cherrybrook | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,097 | 1,146 |
| Caringbah High SchoolFully | Caringbah | Public high school · 7-12 | 900 | 1,172 |
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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.