Wauchope High School
Nelson St, Wauchope NSW 2446
Wauchope High School is a government secondary school in Wauchope, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 458 students. Its ICSEA is 894, 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 458.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Wauchope High School is a comprehensive Year 7-12 government secondary school in Wauchope on the NSW Mid North Coast, about 20 minutes inland from Port Macquarie, with a student population of around 550. It is part of the Bago Community of Schools, a local network supporting student transition from primary to high school. The school's own materials describe a focus on academic, performing and creative arts, vocational, leadership and sporting opportunities, alongside a stated commitment to student wellbeing within a close-knit rural community.
Often praised
- broad academic and vocational offerings
- performing and creative arts opportunities
- member of Bago Community of Schools network
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 Wauchope High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 3 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.08 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.04 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Regional College | Port Macquarie | Catholic high school | 9.5 km | 1,017 | 1,026 |
| The Nature School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.7 km | 1,054 | 171 |
| Newman Senior Technical College | Port Macquarie | Catholic high school | 13.7 km | 996 | 327 |
| St Columba Anglican School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.0 km | 1,116 | 1,221 |
| Heritage Christian School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 14.3 km | 1,032 | 345 |
| Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus | Port Macquarie | Public high school | 15.6 km | 919 | 611 |
| MacKillop College Port Macquarie | Port Macquarie | Catholic high school | 15.8 km | 1,068 | 1,107 |
| Port Macquarie Adventist School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 16.0 km | 1,011 | 91 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chifley College Senior Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school · 11-12 | 499 | 894 |
| Kurri Kurri High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kurri Kurri | Public high school · 7-12 | 915 | 894 |
| Lake Illawarra High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lake Illawarra | Public high school · 7-12 | 542 | 894 |
| Parkes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Parkes | Public high school · 7-12 | 467 | 894 |
| Scone High School | Scone | Public high school · 7-12 | 315 | 894 |
| Broken Hill High School | Broken Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 411 | 892 |
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.