Southern Highlands Christian School
Bowral NSW 2576
Southern Highlands Christian School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Bowral, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 363 students. Its ICSEA is 1,068, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Southern Highlands Christian School is an independent co-educational school for Kindergarten to Year 12 in Bowral, with about 363 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of around 12 to 1. HSC subjects include Extension mathematics and English, sciences, Design and Technology, Drama, Music, Visual Arts, Software Design, Animal Studies and Biblical Studies.
Often praised
- Broad HSC subject choice
- Small class sizes
- Animal Studies
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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 Southern Highlands Christian School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.0 km | 1,052 | 131 |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,153 | 827 |
| Calderwood Christian School | Albion Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 29.5 km | 1,056 | 504 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Christian College | Unanderra | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 661 | 1,067 |
| Richmond Christian College | Ballina | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 327 | 1,069 |
| Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School | Mullumbimby | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 587 | 1,070 |
| Tyndale Christian School | Blacktown | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 816 | 1,066 |
| The Small School | Murwillumbah | Independent k–12 / combined · K-10 | 67 | 1,071 |
| Arndell Anglican College | Oakville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,220 | 1,064 |
About this data
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.