Kingscliff High School
33 Oxford St, Kingscliff NSW 2487
Kingscliff High School is a government secondary school in Kingscliff, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 903 students. Its ICSEA is 991, 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 910.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Kingscliff High School is a government-run comprehensive secondary school in Kingscliff, NSW, that completed a major facilities upgrade in 2024 including new flexible learning spaces, a library, a creative and performing arts building, and a sports pavilion. The school offers Marine Studies with practical snorkelling, diving and boat-licence components, strong technology and applied studies programs, a BYOD device policy, and compulsory arts and PE in junior years. Parents and community members describe an active P&C and value the school's differentiated learning and positive behaviour approach.
Often praised
- Marine Studies program
- recently upgraded facilities
- supportive P&C community
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 Kingscliff 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 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0.04 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0.10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0.06 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0.11 | 11 |
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
Year 7 Extension Class Program
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's College | Banora Point | Catholic high school | 7.1 km | 1,050 | 838 |
| Banora Point High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Banora Point | Public high school | 7.2 km | 965 | 502 |
| Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School | Terranora | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.3 km | 1,117 | 2,008 |
| Tweed River High School | Tweed Heads South | Public high school | 8.4 km | 940 | 590 |
| Pacific Online Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.1 km | — | — |
| Pacific Coast Christian School | Tweed Heads South | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.2 km | 1,027 | 999 |
| The Small School | Murwillumbah | Independent k–12 / combined | 18.4 km | 1,071 | 67 |
| Mount St Patrick College | Murwillumbah | Catholic high school | 18.5 km | 1,071 | 823 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alstonville High School | Alstonville | Public high school · 7-12 | 521 | 990 |
| Yass High School | Yass | Public high school · 7-12 | 557 | 990 |
| Kogarah High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kogarah | Public high school · 7-12 | 787 | 993 |
| Ulladulla High School | Ulladulla | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,150 | 993 |
| Arthur Phillip High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Parramatta | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,636 | 994 |
| Elderslie High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Narellan | Public high school · 7-12 | 857 | 988 |
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.