Henry Kendall High School
Faunce St, Gosford NSW 2250
Henry Kendall High School is a government secondary school in Gosford, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 789 students. Its ICSEA is 1,030, 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 789.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Henry Kendall High School, a government secondary school in Gosford on the NSW Central Coast, highlights its creative and performing arts programs, sporting opportunities, and a middle school structure supporting the transition into high school. The school runs a large Special Education Unit across years 7-12 for students with autism spectrum disorder, physical disabilities, and intellectual disabilities, alongside vocational education pathways and Aboriginal education programs developed in partnership with the local AECG and Gosford City Learning Community.
Often praised
- Creative and performing arts
- Special Education Unit
- Aboriginal education 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 Henry Kendall 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 | 0.23 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0.36 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0.18 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0.18 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0.08 | 8 |
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
Stage 4 Y-Stream Program (Year 7 and 8 Academic 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
- Entry
- Invitation only
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gosford High SchoolFully | Gosford | Public high school | 0.8 km | 1,157 | 1,058 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,093 | 694 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | East Gosford | Catholic high school | 2.1 km | 1,075 | 802 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College | East Gosford | Independent high school | 2.2 km | 1,068 | 971 |
| Narara Valley High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Narara | Public high school | 2.5 km | 974 | 629 |
| Central Coast Sports College | Kariong | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,026 | 990 |
| Kariong Mountains High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kariong | Public high school | 3.7 km | 968 | 419 |
| Erina High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Erina | Public high school | 4.9 km | 996 | 781 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woonona High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woonona | Public high school · 7-12 | 766 | 1,030 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | Public high school · 7-12 | 759 | 1,031 |
| Heathcote High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Heathcote | Public high school · 7-12 | 633 | 1,028 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo | Public high school · 7-12 | 561 | 1,032 |
| Newcastle High School | Hamilton | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,072 | 1,027 |
| Sefton High SchoolPartially | Sefton | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,121 | 1,033 |
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.