Illawarra Christian School
Cordeaux Heights NSW 2526
Illawarra Christian School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Cordeaux Heights, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 800 students. Its ICSEA is 1,091, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Illawarra Christian School is a co-educational, parent-controlled Christian school in Cordeaux Heights, Wollongong, established in 1982. It offers education from Preschool to Year 12 to around 800 students, with a motto of "In Christ's Service". The student community is culturally diverse, with about 30 percent from a language background other than English.
Often praised
- Preschool to Year 12
- Parent-controlled Christian school
- Culturally diverse community
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Illawarra Christian 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 | 0.62 | 40 |
| 2024 | 0.38 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0.50 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0.69 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0.41 | 20 |
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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Christian College | Unanderra | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,067 | 661 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Elonera Montessori School | Mount Ousley | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.0 km | 1,108 | 187 |
| Calderwood Christian School | Albion Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.3 km | 1,056 | 504 |
| Amity College Illawarra Campus | Shellharbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.8 km | — | — |
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.8 km | 1,099 | 981 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra | Maddens Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.3 km | 973 | 159 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Christian College | Belmont North | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 907 | 1,091 |
| Central Coast Steiner School | Fountaindale | Independent k–12 / combined · K-11 | 330 | 1,092 |
| Snowy Mountains Grammar School | Jindabyne | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 469 | 1,093 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 694 | 1,093 |
| St Spyridon College | Maroubra | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 785 | 1,093 |
| Nowra Anglican College | Bomaderry | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,152 | 1,094 |
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.