Prairiewood High School
203-215 Restwell Road, Prairiewood NSW 2176
Prairiewood High School is a government secondary school in Prairiewood, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,284 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 978, 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 1,288.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website describes Prairiewood High School as a comprehensive NSW government secondary school offering a broad Years 7-12 curriculum, including varied Stage 5 electives and a full range of HSC and extension courses. Senior students can pursue TVET, School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships, and industry qualifications alongside academic study. The school runs a STEM-focused program partnership from Years 8-12 with university and mentoring links, plus co-curricular offerings in debating, music, drama and sport, and a dedicated Special Education Unit supporting students with intellectual disability and autism.
Often praised
- STEM partnership program
- vocational/TVET pathways
- special education support unit
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 Prairiewood High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.54 | 116 |
| 2024 | 0.40 | 79 |
| 2023 | 0.62 | 112 |
| 2022 | 0.50 | 91 |
| 2021 | 0.93 | 157 |
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.
Selective entry
Prairiewood High School is a partially selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary MacKillop Catholic College | Wakeley | Catholic high school | 1.1 km | 935 | 843 |
| St Johns Park High School | St Johns Park | Public high school | 1.8 km | 927 | 921 |
| Westfields Sports High School | Fairfield West | Public high school | 1.9 km | 967 | 1,538 |
| Bossley Park High School | Bossley Park | Public high school | 2.7 km | 961 | 1,105 |
| Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | Public high school | 3.0 km | 912 | 1,320 |
| Bonnyrigg High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Bonnyrigg | Public high school | 4.0 km | 962 | 1,641 |
| Freeman Catholic College | Bonnyrigg Heights | Catholic high school | 4.7 km | 1,038 | 1,411 |
| Pal Buddhist School | Canley Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,032 | 109 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell High School | Blacktown | Public high school · 7-12 | 875 | 978 |
| Monaro High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cooma North | Public high school · 7-12 | 372 | 977 |
| Orange High School | Orange | Public high school · 7-12 | 914 | 979 |
| Riverstone High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Riverstone | Public high school · 7-12 | 861 | 979 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus | Jesmond | Public high school · 11-12 | 647 | 980 |
| Camden High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Camden | Public high school · 7-12 | 912 | 976 |
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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.