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Wellington High School

Whiteley St, Wellington NSW 2820

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12

Wellington High School is a government secondary school in Wellington, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 284 students. Its ICSEA is 792, where the national average is 1000.

284students
792ICSEA · higher than 1% of NSW high schools
3%language background other than English
66%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
35teaching staff (FTE)

Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

Attendance and enrolment

71.4%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.8 pts over 3 years
+4%enrolment change over 5 years
166FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
3support classes

About this school, from public sources

Based on publicly available information from the school's own website, Wellington High School is a comprehensive, co-educational government secondary school for Years 7-12 in Wellington, NSW. It runs a Trade Training Centre specialising in Agriculture and Metals and Engineering alongside its academic curriculum, and offers science labs, creative arts and music spaces, and a computer lab. The school has a strong sporting tradition, competing successfully in state-wide events, and promotes an inclusive, supportive community with a range of clubs and extracurricular activities.

Often praised

  • Trade Training Centre (Agriculture, Metals/Engineering)
  • strong sporting tradition
  • inclusive, supportive community

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: low. 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 Wellington 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
St Mary's Catholic School WellingtonWellingtonCatholic k–12 / combined0.6 km956196

Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Narromine High SchoolNarrominePublic high school · 7-12223787
Dubbo College Delroy CampusDubbo WestPublic high school · 7-10468804
Moree Secondary CollegeMoreePublic high school · 7-12359771
Chatham High SchoolTareePublic high school · 7-12492814

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.