Warrawong High School
Cowper St, Warrawong NSW 2502
Warrawong High School is a government secondary school in Warrawong, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 591 students. Its ICSEA is 905, 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 591.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Warrawong High School as a comprehensive, coeducational NSW government secondary school for Years 7-12 with a multicultural student community. It runs a dual-strand curriculum combining an academic HSC pathway with a vocational HSC for employment skills, offers selective classes for high-achieving students alongside smaller class sizes, and hosts a large Support Unit as well as the region's Intensive English Centre for newly arrived migrant students. The school is noted for programs in STEM, soccer and sustainability.
Often praised
- STEM programs
- soccer program
- selective classes
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 Warrawong High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
ASPIRE Targeted Academic 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illawarra Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Berkeley | Public high school | 2.0 km | 937 | 926 |
| Five Islands Secondary College | Port Kembla | Public high school | 3.7 km | 983 | 272 |
| Figtree High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Figtree | Public high school | 5.0 km | 1,013 | 880 |
| Cedars Christian College | Unanderra | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,067 | 661 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Illawarra Christian School | Cordeaux Heights | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,091 | 800 |
| St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | Independent high school | 6.6 km | 1,104 | 1,128 |
| Kanahooka High School | Kanahooka | Public high school | 6.6 km | 912 | 579 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Fallon High School | North Albury | Public high school · 7-12 | 660 | 905 |
| Willyama High School | Broken Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 570 | 903 |
| Batemans Bay High School | Batehaven | Public high school · 7-12 | 534 | 902 |
| Cootamundra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cootamundra | Public high school · 7-12 | 202 | 902 |
| James Busby High School | Green Valley | Public high school · 7-12 | 544 | 902 |
| Kandos High School | Kandos | Public high school · 7-12 | 162 | 902 |
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.