Maclean High School
11 Woombah St, Maclean NSW 2463
Maclean High School is a government secondary school in Maclean, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 689 students. Its ICSEA is 959, 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 689.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Maclean High School is a comprehensive government secondary school on the Clarence River in northern NSW, co-located with Maclean TAFE since 1992 and serving years 7-12. It offers Aboriginal education and cultural programs, a high-potential and gifted education stream, and additional learning support alongside vocational and academic pathways. Community commentary points to a tight-knit, pastoral-care-focused school culture with a continued emphasis on evidence-based teaching practice.
Often praised
- Aboriginal education programs
- TAFE co-location for pathways
- tight-knit school community
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 Maclean 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 | 0.21 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0.06 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0.13 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0.13 | 11 |
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
Engagement & Enrichment 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Valley Christian School | Townsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 985 | 277 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kooringal High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: HPGE extension class | Kooringal | Public high school · 7-12 | 839 | 959 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale CampusGifted class: Gifted class | Berkeley Vale | Public high school · 7-10 | 851 | 959 |
| Maitland Grossmann High School | East Maitland | Public high school · 7-12 | 898 | 960 |
| Rooty Hill High School | Rooty Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,109 | 958 |
| Wagga Wagga High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Wagga Wagga | Public high school · 7-12 | 816 | 960 |
| Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,105 | 961 |
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.