Macksville High School
40 Boundary St, Macksville NSW 2447
Macksville High School is a government secondary school in Macksville, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 365 students. Its ICSEA is 916, 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 365.
About this school, from public sources
Public information describes Macksville High School as a comprehensive co-educational secondary school with a long-standing reputation for academic, sporting, cultural and civic achievement. The school's own materials highlight specialised programs in agriculture, performing arts and technology, supported by facilities including a school farm, a large indoor stadium, a performance theatre and a trade training centre. Community sources note strong support from parents, carers and the wider Macksville area.
Often praised
- agriculture and farm program
- performing arts and technology facilities
- strong community 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 Macksville 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 | 0.17 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.12 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowraville Central School | Bowraville | Public k–12 / combined | 9.8 km | 861 | 206 |
| Nambucca Heads High School | Nambucca Heads | Public high school | 10.5 km | 890 | 314 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School | Nambucca Heads | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.5 km | 1,042 | 555 |
| Tallowood Steiner School | Bowraville | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.0 km | 989 | 94 |
| Newington College - Eungai Creek Campus | Eungai Creek | Independent high school | 15.7 km | — | — |
| Bellingen High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bellingen | Public high school | 28.9 km | 1,006 | 582 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cambridge Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 633 | 916 |
| Cranebrook High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cranebrook | Public high school · 7-12 | 871 | 916 |
| Hay War Memorial High School | Hay | Public high school · 7-12 | 154 | 916 |
| Irrawang High School | Raymond Terrace | Public high school · 7-12 | 810 | 916 |
| 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 |
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.