Lake Illawarra High School
Reddall Pde, Lake Illawarra NSW 2528
Lake Illawarra High School is a government secondary school in Lake Illawarra, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 542 students. Its ICSEA is 894, 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 542.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources, including the school's own website, describe Lake Illawarra High School as a comprehensive public secondary school offering a wide subject range alongside support classes and the ASPIRE program. The school runs notable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs, including Clontarf (for boys) and an Elders cultural-connection program (for girls), plus a full-time careers adviser and careers library. Students have had recurring success in the Plain English Speaking Award, and the Student Representative Council offers leadership opportunities.
Often praised
- Clontarf and Elders cultural programs
- Strong public speaking results
- Dedicated careers support
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 Lake Illawarra High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0.06 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.10 | 5 |
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 Enrichment class (HPGE 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Flats High School | Oak Flats | Public high school | 2.5 km | 932 | 648 |
| Warilla High School | Barrack Heights | Public high school | 2.5 km | 968 | 1,020 |
| Amity College Illawarra Campus | Shellharbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | — | — |
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Oak Flats | Catholic high school | 4.3 km | 1,045 | 1,126 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,099 | 981 |
| Kanahooka High School | Kanahooka | Public high school | 6.7 km | 912 | 579 |
| Illawarra Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Berkeley | Public high school | 6.8 km | 937 | 926 |
| Warrawong High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warrawong | Public high school | 7.2 km | 905 | 591 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chifley College Senior Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school · 11-12 | 499 | 894 |
| Kurri Kurri High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kurri Kurri | Public high school · 7-12 | 915 | 894 |
| Parkes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Parkes | Public high school · 7-12 | 467 | 894 |
| Scone High School | Scone | Public high school · 7-12 | 315 | 894 |
| Wauchope High School | Wauchope | Public high school · 7-12 | 458 | 894 |
| Broken Hill High School | Broken Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 411 | 892 |
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.