Lake Macquarie High School
Marmong St, Booragul NSW 2284
Lake Macquarie High School is a government secondary school in Booragul, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 434 students. Its ICSEA is 925, 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 435.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information indicates Lake Macquarie High School is a small NSW government comprehensive secondary school in Booragul with around 435 students across years 7-12. The school is noted by the NSW Department of Education for consistent HSC improvement over seven years and strong 2025 HSC results, with increased numbers of students in higher performance bands. It promotes an inclusive, diversity-celebrating culture, personalised teaching, a dedicated careers adviser, wellbeing programs, and updated classroom and outdoor facilities.
Often praised
- Consistent HSC improvement recognised by NSW DoE
- Small class sizes, personalised attention
- Inclusive, wellbeing-focused culture
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 Macquarie High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Catholic College | Booragul | Catholic high school | 0.6 km | 1,026 | 636 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,063 | 831 |
| Warners Bay High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warners Bay | Public high school | 3.8 km | 1,056 | 1,159 |
| Toronto High School | Toronto | Public high school | 4.7 km | 961 | 949 |
| Cardiff High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cardiff | Public high school | 5.9 km | 986 | 776 |
| Glendale Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glendale | Public high school | 6.1 km | 946 | 800 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.9 km | 1,072 | 237 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambarvale High School | Rosemeadow | Public high school · 7-12 | 807 | 925 |
| Lake Munmorah High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Munmorah | Public high school · 7-12 | 610 | 925 |
| Liverpool Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Liverpool | Public high school · 7-12 | 549 | 925 |
| Glen Innes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glen Innes | Public high school · 7-12 | 434 | 926 |
| West Wyalong High School | West Wyalong | Public high school · 7-12 | 263 | 926 |
| Bass High School | Bass Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 871 | 927 |
About this data
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.