Lisarow High School
2 The Ridgeway, Lisarow NSW 2250
Lisarow High School is a government secondary school in Lisarow, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 728 students. Its ICSEA is 1,014, 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 728.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website describes Lisarow High School as a government secondary school on the NSW Central Coast offering targeted intake classes such as Enrichment, Technology, Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Academy, Dance Academy and Sports Academy alongside a broad Stage 5/6 elective curriculum. The school runs a High Potential and Gifted Education partner program and a Special Education Unit (the Lizard Lounge) for students with disabilities, plus school sport, performing arts showcases, debating and student leadership opportunities.
Often praised
- Creative & performing arts academy
- High potential/gifted program
- Dedicated special education unit
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 Lisarow 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 | 0.13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 0.07 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0.18 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.07 | 6 |
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
HPGE Extension Class
The NSW Department of Education runs High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) extension classes in selected comprehensive public high schools, so that high-potential students can be grouped together without moving to a selective school.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narara Valley High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Narara | Public high school | 3.7 km | 974 | 629 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Gosford | Narara | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,093 | 694 |
| Gosford High SchoolFully | Gosford | Public high school | 4.4 km | 1,157 | 1,058 |
| Henry Kendall High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gosford | Public high school | 5.1 km | 1,030 | 789 |
| Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.2 km | 1,155 | 1,561 |
| Central Coast Adventist School | Erina | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.9 km | 1,112 | 1,136 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | East Gosford | Catholic high school | 6.1 km | 1,075 | 802 |
| Erina High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Erina | Public high school | 6.2 km | 996 | 781 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Macarthur High SchoolPartially | Narellan | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,399 | 1,014 |
| East Hills Boys High School | Panania | Public high school · 7-12 | 843 | 1,013 |
| Figtree High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Figtree | Public high school · 7-12 | 880 | 1,013 |
| Gledswood Hills High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gledswood Hills | Public high school · 7-9 | 87 | 1,013 |
| Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 790 | 1,015 |
| Albury High School | Albury | Public high school · 7-12 | 910 | 1,016 |
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.