Katoomba High School
Martin St, Katoomba NSW 2780
Katoomba High School is a government secondary school in Katoomba, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 862 students. Its ICSEA is 1,034, 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 862.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Katoomba High School is a government secondary school in the NSW Blue Mountains catering for Years 7-12. Its own materials describe a broad offering including gifted and talented programs, mentoring, work placement and study skills support, vocational education and training (VET) with school-based apprenticeships, and creative and performing arts through music, drama and art. The school also runs the Duke of Edinburgh program, debating and public speaking, and a range of sporting and cultural activities, reflecting a community with varied academic and extracurricular interests.
Often praised
- VET and apprenticeship pathways
- Creative and performing arts programs
- Duke of Edinburgh program
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: low. 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 Katoomba 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 | 0.24 | 27 |
| 2024 | 0.22 | 24 |
| 2023 | 0.18 | 21 |
| 2022 | 0.12 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0.25 | 25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountains Grammar School | Wentworth Falls | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,140 | 512 |
| Kindlehill Steiner School | Wentworth Falls | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.2 km | 1,077 | 114 |
| Mountains Christian College | Blackheath | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.3 km | 1,040 | 169 |
| Korowal School | Hazelbrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.5 km | 1,084 | 259 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria | Mount Victoria | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.4 km | 976 | 87 |
| Springwood High School | Faulconbridge | Public high school | 22.3 km | 1,027 | 565 |
| St Columba's Catholic College | Springwood | Catholic high school | 26.0 km | 1,088 | 1,112 |
| Blaxland High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Blaxland | Public high school | 27.3 km | 1,065 | 997 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sefton High SchoolPartially | Sefton | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Kiama High School | Kiama | Public high school · 7-12 | 761 | 1,036 |
| Sydney Distance Education High School | Woolloomooloo | Public high school · 7-12 | 561 | 1,032 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | Public high school · 7-12 | 759 | 1,031 |
| South Sydney High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Maroubra | Public high school · 7-12 | 794 | 1,037 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Public high school · 11-12 | 450 | 1,038 |
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.