Northlakes High School
Brava Ave, San Remo NSW 2262
Northlakes High School is a government secondary school in San Remo, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 789 students. Its ICSEA is 917, 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 789.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Northlakes High School, a NSW government comprehensive secondary school in San Remo on the Central Coast, describes a Year 7-12 coeducational school serving around 790 students. The school's own site emphasises an inclusive, welcoming community, evidence-based teaching focused on conceptual understanding, and support for student wellbeing and social-emotional growth, including resilience and agency. It runs Positive Behaviour for Learning and a house system, and supports a significant Indigenous student cohort as part of its diverse community.
Often praised
- Inclusive, welcoming community
- Strong wellbeing and PBL focus
- Support for diverse backgrounds
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 Northlakes High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorokan High SchoolPartially | Lake Haven | Public high school | 2.9 km | 923 | 978 |
| MacKillop Catholic College | Woongarrah | Catholic k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,042 | 1,558 |
| Lake Munmorah High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Munmorah | Public high school | 6.4 km | 925 | 610 |
| St Brigid's Catholic College | Lake Munmorah | Catholic high school | 6.5 km | 1,006 | 651 |
| Wadalba Community School | Wadalba | Public k–12 / combined | 6.8 km | 941 | 1,412 |
| Lakes Grammar - An Anglican School | Warnervale | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.0 km | 1,054 | 796 |
| Wyong Christian Community School | Wyong | Independent k–12 / combined | 11.4 km | 1,057 | 904 |
| Wyong High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Wyong | Public high school | 11.4 km | 946 | 672 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
About this data
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- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.