Picnic Point High School
61 Kennedy Street, Picnic Point NSW 2213
Picnic Point High School is a government secondary school in Picnic Point, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 865 students. Its ICSEA is 1,018, 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 865.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Picnic Point High School is a NSW government secondary school (Years 7-12) offering a broad comprehensive program alongside dedicated support unit classes for students with intellectual disability or autism. The school promotes sport, creative and performing arts, language and cultural activities, debating and public speaking, and gifted-education opportunities. A notable civics program lets Year 12 leaders visit Parliament and meet local MPs, reflecting an emphasis on student leadership and community engagement.
Often praised
- dedicated special education support units
- student leadership and civics program
- broad arts, sport and language activities
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: low. 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 Picnic Point 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 | 0.15 | 18 |
| 2024 | 0.24 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0.20 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0.19 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0.58 | 79 |
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
HPGE Extension Classes
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
- 7–10
- Entry
- Merit-based application
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De La Salle College, Revesby Heights | Revesby Heights | Catholic high school | 0.3 km | 1,065 | 650 |
| East Hills Boys High School | Panania | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,013 | 843 |
| East Hills Girls Technology High School | Panania | Public high school | 2.0 km | 1,031 | 759 |
| Sir Joseph Banks High School | Revesby | Public high school | 2.9 km | 949 | 945 |
| Mount St Joseph Milperra | Milperra | Catholic high school | 3.0 km | 1,060 | 891 |
| Bankstown Senior College | Bankstown | Public high school | 4.0 km | 847 | 544 |
| Georges River College, Peakhurst CampusGifted class: HPGE extension class | Peakhurst | Public high school | 4.1 km | 1,008 | 758 |
| Menai High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Menai | Public high school | 4.4 km | 1,046 | 1,062 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Canterbury | Public high school · 7-12 | 422 | 1,018 |
| Georges River College, Hurstville CampusGifted class: Gifted class | Hurstville | Public high school · 7-10 | 267 | 1,017 |
| Mullumbimby High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Mullumbimby | Public high school · 7-12 | 620 | 1,019 |
| Albury High School | Albury | Public high school · 7-12 | 910 | 1,016 |
| Moss Vale High School | Moss Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 790 | 1,015 |
| Elizabeth Macarthur High SchoolPartially | Narellan | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,399 | 1,014 |
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.