Mount View High School
MOUNT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL 106 MOUNT VIEW ROAD, Cessnock NSW 2325
Mount View High School is a government secondary school in Cessnock, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 929 students. Its ICSEA is 911, 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 930.
About this school, from public sources
Based on public online sources, Mount View High School is a government co-educational secondary school in Cessnock, NSW, in the Hunter Region, catering for Years 7-12 with around 930 students. Part of the Cessnock Community of Great Public Schools network, it describes itself as a vibrant community supported by dedicated staff and facilities aimed at student growth. The school won a national award recognising its student wellbeing program, and it maintains an active social media presence sharing school life and student achievements.
Often praised
- award-winning wellbeing program
- strong community network ties
- active student/family engagement
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 Mount View 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 | 0.08 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 4 |
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
Academic 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.
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Entry
- Application; general ability test, interview, teacher recommendation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cessnock High School | Cessnock | Public high school | 3.7 km | 892 | 615 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Cessnock | Nulkaba | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,032 | 1,276 |
| Kurri Kurri High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kurri Kurri | Public high school | 14.4 km | 894 | 915 |
| St Joseph's College | Lochinvar | Catholic high school | 18.6 km | 996 | 973 |
| Hunter Trade College | Telarah | Independent high school | 21.5 km | 978 | 257 |
| Rutherford Technology High School | Rutherford | Public high school | 22.6 km | 922 | 1,405 |
| All Saints College | Maitland | Catholic high school | 23.4 km | 1,023 | 1,191 |
| All Saints College (St Peter's) | Maitland | Catholic high school | 23.5 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,056 | 912 |
| Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,320 | 912 |
| Francis Greenway High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woodberry | Public high school · 7-12 | 742 | 912 |
| Kanahooka High School | Kanahooka | Public high school · 7-12 | 579 | 912 |
| Kyogle High School | Kyogle | Public high school · 7-12 | 307 | 912 |
| Tumbarumba High School | Tumbarumba | Public high school · 7-12 | 148 | 910 |
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.