Tumbarumba High School
101 Tooma Road, Tumbarumba NSW 2653
Tumbarumba High School is a government secondary school in Tumbarumba, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 148 students. Its ICSEA is 910, 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 148.
About this school, from public sources
Public information from the school's own website and NSW Department of Education reports describes Tumbarumba High School as a small rural secondary school in the Snowy Mountains foothills, serving Tumbarumba and surrounding communities including Laurel Hill, Rosewood, Tooma and Humula. The school offers VET and Distance Education options in Years 11-12, senior subjects delivered through the Rural Learning Exchange, and practical facilities including metalwork and timber workshops. Strong Band 5 HSC results have been noted in Agriculture, Biology, PDHPE and Human Services, alongside active P&C and community volunteering involvement.
Often praised
- hands-on trade workshops
- flexible senior study options
- strong parent/community involvement
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 Tumbarumba High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount View High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cessnock | Public high school · 7-12 | 929 | 911 |
| Chester Hill High School | Chester Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,056 | 912 |
| Fairvale High School | Fairfield West | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,320 | 912 |
| Francis Greenway High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woodberry | Public high school · 7-12 | 742 | 912 |
| Kanahooka High School | Kanahooka | Public high school · 7-12 | 579 | 912 |
| Kyogle High School | Kyogle | Public high school · 7-12 | 307 | 912 |
About this data
- nsw-doe-master
- acara-profile
- nsw-doe-attendance
- nsw-doe-enrolment-history
- nsw-doe-support-classes
- school-website
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.