Tomaree High School
Salamander Way, Salamander Bay NSW 2317
Tomaree High School is a government secondary school in Salamander Bay, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 979 students. Its ICSEA is 970, 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 986.
About this school, from public sources
Based on public information from the school's own website and general online sources, Tomaree High School is a co-educational NSW government secondary school in Salamander Bay, part of the wider Tomaree Education Centre alongside a primary school and TAFE campus. It offers broad Stage 5 and 6 curriculum choices spanning academic, vocational and career pathways, smaller Stage 4 class sizes, and partnerships supporting apprenticeships and real-world opportunities. The school emphasises an inclusive, respectful community with strong wellbeing support alongside academic, sporting, arts and cultural programs.
Often praised
- broad vocational and career pathways
- smaller Stage 4 class sizes
- strong community partnerships
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: 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 Tomaree High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.02 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0.03 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0.06 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0.04 | 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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Extension classes
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,072 | 821 |
| Catherine McAuley Catholic College | Medowie | Catholic high school | 23.3 km | 1,019 | 884 |
| Medowie Christian School | Medowie | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.5 km | 1,038 | 554 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus | Port Macquarie | Public high school · 7-12 | 716 | 971 |
| Seven Hills High School | Seven Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 480 | 969 |
| Woolgoolga High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woolgoolga | Public high school · 7-12 | 867 | 969 |
| Dapto High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Dapto | Public high school · 7-12 | 987 | 968 |
| Kariong Mountains High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kariong | Public high school · 7-12 | 419 | 968 |
| Leumeah High School | Leumeah | Public high school · 7-12 | 691 | 972 |
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.