Oxley High School
Piper St, North Tamworth NSW 2340
Oxley High School is a government secondary school in North Tamworth, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,004 students. Its ICSEA is 936, 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 1,007.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Oxley High School as a government comprehensive secondary school in North Tamworth serving years 7-12 since 1968, with roughly 1200 students. The school runs a Talented Athlete Program, a Clontarf Academy, and high potential and gifted education, alongside clubs in robotics, chess, debating and music/dance ensembles. It supports EAL/D students and promotes an inclusive, culturally diverse community, with facilities including a Special Education Unit, agricultural plot and performing arts spaces. Parents have noted the balance struck between academics, sport and the arts.
Often praised
- Talented Athlete Program
- Clontarf Academy
- Strong arts and sport balance
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 Oxley 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 | 0.07 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0.10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0.05 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0.13 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0.16 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCarthy Catholic College | West Tamworth | Catholic high school | 2.0 km | 991 | 935 |
| Calrossy Anglican School - Simpson House Campus | Tamworth | Independent high school | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | Independent high school | 3.5 km | 1,079 | 1,033 |
| Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | — | — |
| Tamworth High School | South Tamworth | Public high school | 3.7 km | 860 | 658 |
| Peel High SchoolPartially | Tamworth | Public high school | 5.0 km | 831 | 629 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,034 | 857 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Calala | Public high school | 7.8 km | 1,025 | 606 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condell Park High School | Condell Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 876 | 936 |
| Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High CampusGifted class: Gifted class | Kelso | Public high school · 7-12 | 812 | 936 |
| Great Lakes College Forster Campus | Forster | Public high school · 7-10 | 478 | 936 |
| Narooma High School | Narooma | Public high school · 7-12 | 463 | 936 |
| Birrong Boys High School | Birrong | Public high school · 7-12 | 366 | 937 |
| Dungog High School | Dungog | Public high school · 7-12 | 565 | 937 |
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.