Kariong Mountains High School
Festival Drive, Kariong NSW 2250
Kariong Mountains High School is a government secondary school in Kariong, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 419 students. Its ICSEA is 968, 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 420.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Kariong Mountains High School as a NSW government secondary school with a distinctive biosciences and STEAM focus, running a unique Stage 4 STEAM curriculum alongside enrichment programs in robotics, drone photography and virtual reality. It offers a Stage 4 Academic Stream Selective Class for advanced learners, a Certificate III Music Industry pathway, and vocational training through its Educational Pathways Program, plus co-curricular options including band, choir, debating, drama and dance.
Often praised
- biosciences/STEAM specialisation
- gifted and talented selective stream
- vocational and music pathways
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 Kariong Mountains 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 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0.12 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0.08 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.03 | 2 |
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 Academic Stream (Selective 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Sports College | Kariong | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | 1,026 | 990 |
| Henry Kendall High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gosford | Public high school | 3.7 km | 1,030 | 789 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,093 | 694 |
| Gosford High SchoolFully | Gosford | Public high school | 4.4 km | 1,157 | 1,058 |
| St Edward's Christian Brothers' College | East Gosford | Independent high school | 4.7 km | 1,068 | 971 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | East Gosford | Catholic high school | 4.8 km | 1,075 | 802 |
| Narara Valley High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Narara | Public high school | 5.0 km | 974 | 629 |
| Green Point Christian College | Green Point | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 1,106 | 1,175 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dapto High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Dapto | Public high school · 7-12 | 987 | 968 |
| Warilla High School | Barrack Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,020 | 968 |
| Queanbeyan High School | Queanbeyan | Public high school · 7-12 | 447 | 967 |
| Sarah Redfern High School | Minto | Public high school · 7-12 | 652 | 967 |
| Seven Hills High School | Seven Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 480 | 969 |
| The Hills Sports High School | Seven Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 913 | 967 |
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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.