Hawkesbury High School
1 Hibberts Lane, Freemans Reach NSW 2756
Hawkesbury High School is a government secondary school in Freemans Reach, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 417 students. Its ICSEA is 946, 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 418.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Hawkesbury High School is a comprehensive government secondary school in Freemans Reach, NSW, catering for Years 7-12 in the semi-rural Hawkesbury district. The school offers VET vocational courses (including the 10GO program combining study with work experience), high potential and gifted education, and a wide subject range, alongside learning support officers, counselling and EAL/D support. It maintains close ties with local primary schools through the Hawkesbury Learning Community, running joint enrichment activities such as writing and maths challenges and combined music programs, and promotes an inclusive, wellbeing-focused culture.
Often praised
- VET and vocational pathways
- Learning support and wellbeing services
- Strong local primary school partnerships
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 Hawkesbury 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 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0.03 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.10 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0.03 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.23 | 7 |
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
HPGE Extension classes (C and S classes)
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
- Expression of Interest
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Richmond | Public high school | 6.6 km | 987 | 750 |
| Richmond Agricultural Centre | Richmond | Public high school | 7.3 km | 1,098 | 11 |
| Windsor High School | McGraths Hill | Public high school | 7.3 km | 923 | 641 |
| Bede Polding College | South Windsor | Catholic high school | 8.0 km | 1,007 | 1,101 |
| Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.3 km | 1,064 | 1,220 |
| Colo High School | North Richmond | Public high school | 8.4 km | 1,001 | 807 |
| Kuyper Christian School | Kurrajong | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.1 km | 1,032 | 201 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary) | Gables | Catholic high school | 12.5 km | 1,078 | 999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billabong High School | Culcairn | Public high school · 7-12 | 312 | 946 |
| Bombala High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bombala | Public high school · 7-12 | 148 | 946 |
| Glendale Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glendale | Public high school · 7-12 | 800 | 946 |
| The Henry Lawson High School | Grenfell | Public high school · 7-12 | 178 | 946 |
| Wyong High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Wyong | Public high school · 7-12 | 672 | 946 |
| Canowindra High School | Canowindra | Public high school · 7-12 | 237 | 945 |
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.