Richmond High School
Lennox St, Richmond NSW 2753
Richmond High School is a government secondary school in Richmond, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 750 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 987, 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 750.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Richmond High School is a NSW government secondary school offering a broad academic and vocational curriculum. It runs an AgSTEM program in partnership with a nearby agricultural college, an IGNITE program for gifted and high-potential students, and a Support Unit for students with intellectual disabilities and autism. VET pathways include construction, hospitality, IT and primary industries via an on-site trade training centre, alongside outdoor education, Duke of Edinburgh, agriculture and performing arts activities.
Often praised
- AgSTEM specialty program
- IGNITE gifted education program
- Vocational trade training facilities
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 Richmond High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.11 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0.06 | 4 |
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
Richmond 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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Extension Class
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
- 7–8
- Entry
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Agricultural Centre | Richmond | Public high school | 1.6 km | 1,098 | 11 |
| Colo High School | North Richmond | Public high school | 5.0 km | 1,001 | 807 |
| Bede Polding College | South Windsor | Catholic high school | 5.7 km | 1,007 | 1,101 |
| Hawkesbury High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Freemans Reach | Public high school | 6.6 km | 946 | 417 |
| Kuyper Christian School | Kurrajong | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.5 km | 1,032 | 201 |
| Windsor High School | McGraths Hill | Public high school | 8.3 km | 923 | 641 |
| Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.8 km | 1,064 | 1,220 |
| St Paul's Grammar School | Cranebrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.7 km | 1,121 | 824 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J J Cahill Memorial High School | Mascot | Public high school · 7-12 | 298 | 987 |
| Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus | Shelly Beach | Public high school · 11-12 | 754 | 987 |
| Cardiff High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cardiff | Public high school · 7-12 | 776 | 986 |
| Cecil Hills High School | Cecil Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,340 | 986 |
| Elderslie High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Narellan | Public high school · 7-12 | 857 | 988 |
| Great Lakes College Senior Campus | Tuncurry | Public high school · 11-12 | 348 | 988 |
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.