Karabar High School
84 Donald Rd, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Karabar High School is a government secondary school in Queanbeyan, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 723 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 982, 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 723.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Karabar High School as a comprehensive NSW government secondary school in Queanbeyan catering for years 7-12. It runs a selective performing arts program open to gifted and talented students from across the region, alongside a Selective Extension Academic Program for high-achieving students. The school also supports a dedicated Support Unit and links with the Queanbeyan and South East Industry Training College, offering alternate pathways toward the HSC for students with varied interests and abilities.
Often praised
- selective performing arts program
- extension academic program
- alternate HSC pathways
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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 Karabar High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.07 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0.15 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0.12 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0.07 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0.13 | 10 |
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.
Selective entry
Karabar High School is a partially selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finigan School of Distance Education | Queanbeyan | Public k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,067 | 83 |
| Queanbeyan High School | Queanbeyan | Public high school | 1.4 km | 967 | 447 |
| Jerrabomberra High School | Jerrabomberra | Public high school | 3.8 km | 1,068 | 333 |
| The Anglican School Googong | Googong | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 1,129 | 455 |
| Bungendore High School | Bungendore | Public high school | 23.5 km | 1,026 | 197 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Edmondson High School | Horningsea Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,084 | 982 |
| Five Islands Secondary College | Port Kembla | Public high school · 10-12 | 272 | 983 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus | Jesmond | Public high school · 11-12 | 647 | 980 |
| Keira High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairy Meadow | Public high school · 7-12 | 723 | 984 |
| Mount Annan High School | Mount Annan | Public high school · 7-12 | 876 | 980 |
| Orange High School | Orange | Public high school · 7-12 | 914 | 979 |
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.