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Griffith High School

Coolah St, Griffith NSW 2680

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12

Griffith High School is a government secondary school in Griffith, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 606 students. Its ICSEA is 899, where the national average is 1000.

606students
899ICSEA · higher than 14% of NSW high schools
35%language background other than English
21%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
65teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

82.6%attendance rate, 2024
135FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
3support classes

About this school, from public sources

Based on the school's own public website, Griffith High School is a government secondary school in Griffith, NSW, serving years 7-12. It runs the Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence alongside cultural and sports programs, and provides dedicated Aboriginal, multicultural, and inclusive-education support. The school describes itself as inclusive and forward-thinking, with modern facilities, a canteen, and a parent portal supporting community engagement, positioning itself as the area's local school of choice.

Often praised

  • STEM Excellence academy
  • Aboriginal and multicultural support programs
  • inclusive, community-focused culture

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 Griffith High School on My School · Why some data is missing

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Verity Christian CollegeGriffithIndependent k–12 / combined1.1 km959147
Marian Catholic CollegeGriffithCatholic high school1.8 km1,012701
Wade High SchoolGriffithPublic high school3.1 km918461

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Hunter River High SchoolGifted class: Gifted classHeatherbraePublic high school · 7-12760899
Coonabarabran High SchoolCoonabarabranPublic high school · 7-12298898
Warialda High SchoolWarialdaPublic high school · 7-12197900
Singleton High SchoolSingletonPublic high school · 7-12874901
Batemans Bay High SchoolBatehavenPublic high school · 7-12534902
Cootamundra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted classCootamundraPublic high school · 7-12202902

About this data

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.