James Meehan High School
Harold St, Macquarie Fields NSW 2564
James Meehan High School is a government secondary school in Macquarie Fields, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 395 students. Its ICSEA is 884, 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 395.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, James Meehan High School is a government comprehensive secondary school in Macquarie Fields, Sydney, catering to Years 7-12 since 1975. The school serves a culturally diverse community, with students from around 29 cultural groups and 27 language backgrounds, and around half its students having a language background other than English. It offers sports facilities including futsal and basketball courts, and describes itself as a vibrant, welcoming community supporting literacy, student wellbeing and technology-based learning programs for its local area.
Often praised
- culturally diverse community
- welcoming, community-focused school
- sports facilities (futsal, basketball courts)
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
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur Adventist College | Macquarie Fields | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,051 | 695 |
| Macquarie Fields High SchoolPartially | Macquarie Fields | Public high school | 1.2 km | 1,081 | 1,089 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Glenfield | Public high school | 2.0 km | 1,147 | 934 |
| Ingleburn High School | Ingleburn | Public high school | 2.7 km | 957 | 782 |
| All Saints Catholic College, Casula Campus | Casula | Catholic high school | 4.1 km | — | — |
| Casula High School | Casula | Public high school | 4.1 km | 957 | 1,280 |
| St Francis Catholic College | Edmondson Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,088 | 1,559 |
| Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown | Minto | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,100 | 793 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowra High School | Cowra | Public high school · 7-12 | 439 | 884 |
| The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus | Goonellabah | Public high school · 7-12 | 262 | 884 |
| Inverell High School | Inverell | Public high school · 7-12 | 483 | 888 |
| Narrandera High School | Narrandera | Public high school · 7-12 | 298 | 889 |
| Fairfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,123 | 878 |
| Miller High School | Miller | Public high school · 7-12 | 816 | 878 |
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.