South Grafton High School
Tyson St, South Grafton NSW 2460
South Grafton High School is a government secondary school in South Grafton, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 639 students. Its ICSEA is 875, 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 639.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information indicates South Grafton High School is a government secondary school in NSW's Clarence Valley serving years 7-12. Its website highlights gifted and talented pathways (Self Select and Platinum classes, Clarence Science Initiative, Tournament of the Minds), strong vocational education and training (VET) options including school-based apprenticeships, and dedicated support programs for Aboriginal students such as Clontarf and STARS. The school also runs an agricultural farm, industrial technology and woodworking facilities, and literacy/numeracy enhancement programs, alongside student leadership initiatives like the SRC and SLIKK.
Often praised
- gifted and talented programs
- VET and career pathways
- Aboriginal student support programs
- agricultural and technology 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 South Grafton 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 | 0.05 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0.07 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0.05 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0.04 | 2 |
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
Platinum 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
- 7–10
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAuley Catholic College | Clarenza | Catholic high school | 2.8 km | 1,031 | 602 |
| Grafton High SchoolPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Grafton | Public high school | 3.6 km | 941 | 768 |
| Clarence Valley Anglican School | Clarenza | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,016 | 402 |
| St Andrew's Christian School | Grafton | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 974 | 209 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airds High School | Campbelltown | Public high school · 7-12 | 542 | 875 |
| Ashcroft High School | Ashcroft | Public high school · 7-12 | 701 | 877 |
| Fairfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,123 | 878 |
| Miller High School | Miller | Public high school · 7-12 | 816 | 878 |
| Chifley College Dunheved CampusGifted class: HPGE extension class | North St Marys | Public high school · 7-10 | 586 | 870 |
| Muswellbrook High School | Muswellbrook | Public high school · 7-12 | 648 | 869 |
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.