Lithgow High School
1A Pau Street, Lithgow NSW 2790
Lithgow High School is a government secondary school in Lithgow, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 654 students. Its ICSEA is 918, 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 654.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Lithgow High School as a government secondary school (years 7-12) known for its creative and performing arts offerings and a wide range of subjects supporting students to discover their interests. The school runs flexible gifted and talented extension programs, including regional virtual selective classes, and hosts a special education unit. It maintains strong links with partner schools, TAFE, and Charles Sturt University, positioning itself as an inclusive local secondary learning community with established academic and sporting traditions.
Often praised
- creative and performing arts
- gifted and talented programs
- strong community and TAFE/university links
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 Lithgow 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 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0.08 | 6 |
| 2023 | 0.07 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0.11 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle Academy Lithgow | Lithgow | Catholic high school | 3.3 km | 980 | 230 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria | Mount Victoria | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.0 km | 976 | 87 |
| Mountains Christian College | Blackheath | Independent k–12 / combined | 19.1 km | 1,040 | 169 |
| Portland Central School | Portland | Public k–12 / combined | 22.6 km | 845 | 203 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taree High School | Taree | Public high school · 7-12 | 621 | 918 |
| Wade High School | Griffith | Public high school · 7-12 | 461 | 918 |
| Blayney High School | Blayney | Public high school · 7-12 | 296 | 917 |
| Doonside High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Doonside | Public high school · 7-12 | 715 | 917 |
| Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus | Port Macquarie | Public high school · 7-12 | 611 | 919 |
| Holroyd High School | Greystanes | Public high school · 7-12 | 547 | 919 |
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.