Goulburn High School
Goldsmith St, Goulburn NSW 2580
Goulburn High School is a government secondary school in Goulburn, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 648 students. Its ICSEA is 943, 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 648.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from Goulburn High School's own website describes a comprehensive government secondary school in Goulburn, NSW, catering for Years 7-12. The school promotes a High Aspirations elective program covering Agriculture, Dance, Drama, Music, Sport, Visual Arts and STEM, alongside a Year 7 academic enrichment class, STEM and Robotics offerings, Aboriginal education, and a broad vocational education and training (VET) pathway including school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Senior science subjects span Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Investigating Science and Physics, supported by inclusive classes for students with disabilities.
Often praised
- High Aspirations enrichment program
- STEM and Robotics offerings
- Broad vocational education (VET) pathways
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: low. 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 Goulburn 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 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 1 |
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
High Potential 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Catholic College Goulburn | Goulburn | Catholic high school | 1.1 km | 1,025 | 714 |
| Mulwaree High School | Goulburn | Public high school | 2.7 km | 951 | 817 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Goulburn | Goulburn | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 971 | 57 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nowra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Nowra | Public high school · 7-12 | 777 | 944 |
| Canowindra High School | Canowindra | Public high school · 7-12 | 237 | 945 |
| Grafton High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Grafton | Public high school · 7-12 | 768 | 941 |
| Liverpool Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Liverpool | Public high school · 7-12 | 704 | 941 |
| Toormina High School | Toormina | Public high school · 7-12 | 738 | 941 |
| Billabong High School | Culcairn | Public high school · 7-12 | 312 | 946 |
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.