Kanahooka High School
Robert Street, Kanahooka NSW 2530
Kanahooka High School is a government secondary school in Kanahooka, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 579 students. Its ICSEA is 912, 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 581.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Kanahooka High School shows a comprehensive government secondary school in Kanahooka, near Dapto on the NSW South Coast, established in 1974. The school's own site highlights a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport and creative arts, high potential and gifted education programs, and support for students with additional needs and EAL/D learners. It describes strong ties to the Dapto Learning Community, local primary schools and industry, and a focus on inclusive, culturally diverse school events such as Harmony Day.
Often praised
- STEM and creative arts programs
- sporting achievement tradition
- inclusive community events
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 Kanahooka High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.08 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.01 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dapto High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Dapto | Public high school | 1.8 km | 968 | 987 |
| Illawarra Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Berkeley | Public high school | 4.6 km | 937 | 926 |
| Cedars Christian College | Unanderra | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,067 | 661 |
| Illawarra Christian School | Cordeaux Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.1 km | 1,091 | 800 |
| Warrawong High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warrawong | Public high school | 6.6 km | 905 | 591 |
| Lake Illawarra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Illawarra | Public high school | 6.7 km | 894 | 542 |
| Oak Flats High School | Oak Flats | Public high school | 7.7 km | 932 | 648 |
| Figtree High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Figtree | Public high school | 7.7 km | 1,013 | 880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,056 | 912 |
| Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,320 | 912 |
| Francis Greenway High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woodberry | Public high school · 7-12 | 742 | 912 |
| Kyogle High School | Kyogle | Public high school · 7-12 | 307 | 912 |
| Mount View High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cessnock | Public high school · 7-12 | 929 | 911 |
| Tenterfield High School | Tenterfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 267 | 914 |
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.