Muswellbrook High School
1 King Street, Muswellbrook NSW 2333
Muswellbrook High School is a government secondary school in Muswellbrook, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 648 students. Its ICSEA is 869, 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 648.
About this school, from public sources
Public information online describes Muswellbrook High School as a government co-educational secondary school in the Hunter region offering distinct pathways including the Big Picture Academy for real-world and industry-linked senior learning, and Inspire for high-potential and gifted students. The school emphasises STEM and project-based learning, supports Aboriginal students through enrichment programs, runs a Support Unit for diverse learners, and maintains a sister-school relationship with a school in Japan. Reports describe an active, engaged parent and wider community.
Often praised
- Big Picture Academy pathway
- gifted/Inspire program
- active parent 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 Muswellbrook 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 | 0.10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0.07 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0.07 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0.07 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0.08 | 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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Brook Christian School | Muswellbrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 950 | 88 |
| St Joseph's Catholic College | Aberdeen | Catholic high school | 11.3 km | 968 | 685 |
| Scone High School | Scone | Public high school | 23.5 km | 894 | 315 |
| Scone Grammar School | Scone | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.4 km | 1,025 | 692 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chifley College Dunheved CampusGifted class: HPGE extension class | North St Marys | Public high school · 7-10 | 586 | 870 |
| Gulgong High School | Gulgong | Public high school · 7-12 | 213 | 868 |
| Casino High School | Casino | Public high school · 7-12 | 567 | 866 |
| Cobar High School | Cobar | Public high school · 7-12 | 213 | 865 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school · 7-10 | 648 | 864 |
| Dubbo College South Campus | Dubbo | Public high school · 7-10 | 687 | 864 |
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.