Kiama High School
Saddleback Mountain Rd, Kiama NSW 2533
Kiama High School is a government secondary school in Kiama, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 761 students. Its ICSEA is 1,036, 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 761.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and NSW government sources, Kiama High School is a public secondary school (Years 7-12) that describes itself as an inclusive, wellbeing-focused community under the motto "Ad Altiora" (toward higher things). It offers a gifted and talented extension class, STEM programs supported by recently refurbished laboratories, and a broad extracurricular range spanning sport, music, debating and performing arts, alongside a dedicated wellbeing and careers support team.
Often praised
- Ad Altiora gifted extension class
- refurbished STEM facilities
- strong wellbeing/community focus
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 Kiama 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 | 0.04 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0.18 | 19 |
| 2023 | 0.26 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0.19 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0.08 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.6 km | 1,099 | 981 |
| Amity College Illawarra Campus | Shellharbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.0 km | — | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Oak Flats | Catholic high school | 12.7 km | 1,045 | 1,126 |
| Warilla High School | Barrack Heights | Public high school | 13.0 km | 968 | 1,020 |
| Albion Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Albion Park | Public high school | 13.4 km | 964 | 900 |
| Oak Flats High School | Oak Flats | Public high school | 13.5 km | 932 | 648 |
| St Joseph's Catholic High School | Albion Park | Catholic high school | 14.1 km | 1,029 | 736 |
| Lake Illawarra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Illawarra | Public high school | 15.4 km | 894 | 542 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Georges River College, Penshurst Campus | Penshurst | Public high school · 7-10 | 488 | 1,038 |
| Katoomba High School | Katoomba | Public high school · 7-12 | 862 | 1,034 |
| Sefton High SchoolPartially | Sefton | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,121 | 1,033 |
| Sylvania High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Sylvania | Public high school · 7-12 | 750 | 1,039 |
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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.