The Illawarra Grammar School
Wollongong West NSW 2500
The Illawarra Grammar School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Wollongong West, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 970 students. Its ICSEA is 1,159, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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: The Illawarra Grammar School is an independent Anglican K-12 school in West Wollongong, founded in 1959 on the vision of local church leaders, with first classes held at St Mark's Church. It has about 970 students. Students study the NSW curriculum, with the Higher School Certificate offered in Years 11 and 12, and the school community includes diverse language backgrounds.
Often praised
- Established Anglican school
- Culturally diverse community
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See The Illawarra Grammar 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 | 1.30 | 120 |
| 2024 | 1.13 | 76 |
| 2023 | 0.57 | 44 |
| 2022 | 0.48 | 32 |
| 2021 | 0.63 | 39 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elonera Montessori School | Mount Ousley | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,108 | 187 |
| Illawarra Christian School | Cordeaux Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | 1,091 | 800 |
| Cedars Christian College | Unanderra | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,067 | 661 |
| Amity College Illawarra Campus | Shellharbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.1 km | — | — |
| Calderwood Christian School | Albion Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 17.7 km | 1,056 | 504 |
| Shellharbour Anglican College | Dunmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 18.5 km | 1,099 | 981 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Illawarra | Maddens Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 21.3 km | 973 | 159 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George Christian School | Hurstville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 845 | 1,159 |
| German International School Sydney | Terrey Hills | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 380 | 1,158 |
| Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart | Rose Bay | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 851 | 1,160 |
| Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney | Croydon | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,495 | 1,160 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 633 | 1,161 |
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.