Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School
53 Rowley Road, Guildford NSW 2161
Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School is a government secondary school in Guildford, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 733 students. Its ICSEA is 855, 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 733.
About this school, from public sources
Public information indicates Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School in Guildford is a partially selective co-educational public high school known for its arts specialisation. Gifted and talented students access extension workshops in contemporary, Asian, Middle Eastern and Pasifika dance, drama, drumming, music and visual arts, alongside a support unit for students with additional needs. The school also runs VET, debating, science club, and university pathway programs (Western Sydney University Fast Forward, Business and Community Network Innovate), plus sport and apprenticeship opportunities.
Often praised
- strong creative and performing arts program
- diverse dance and music specialisations
- university and career pathway 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 Granville South Creative and Performing Arts High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 3 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.06 | 4 |
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
Differentiated Extension Learning
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
- 7–10
- Entry
- Assessed on ability before placement
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Public high school | 1.5 km | 912 | 1,056 |
| Salamah College | Chester Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 989 | 1,353 |
| Sefton High SchoolPartially | Sefton | Public high school | 2.3 km | 1,033 | 1,121 |
| Delany College | Granville | Catholic high school | 2.9 km | 996 | 348 |
| Granville Boys High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Granville | Public high school | 3.1 km | 961 | 832 |
| Muslim Girls Grammar School | Granville | Independent high school | 3.1 km | 994 | 304 |
| Trinity Catholic College | Auburn | Catholic high school | 3.2 km | 1,016 | 1,313 |
| Al-Faisal College | Auburn | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,077 | 2,282 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wee Waa High School | Wee Waa | Public high school · 7-12 | 181 | 853 |
| Tamworth High School | South Tamworth | Public high school · 7-12 | 658 | 860 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus | Bidwill | Public high school · 7-12 | 720 | 849 |
| Gilgandra High School | Gilgandra | Public high school · 7-12 | 184 | 849 |
| Melville High School | Kempsey | Public high school · 7-12 | 355 | 849 |
| Forbes High School | Forbes | Public high school · 7-12 | 287 | 848 |
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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.