Willoughby Girls High School
Mowbray Rd, Willoughby NSW 2068
Willoughby Girls High School is a government secondary school in Willoughby, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,035 students. Its ICSEA is 1,152, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 1,036.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and public parent/student commentary online, Willoughby Girls High School is a comprehensive government girls' secondary school (years 7-12) in Willoughby, NSW, that emphasises wellbeing alongside academics and describes strong partnerships between home and school. It offers a wide range of subjects and opportunities, with wellbeing and learning support teams working alongside families. Public comments note dedicated teaching staff and an unusually broad range of parent-run after-school sporting clubs, including netball, touch football, basketball and hockey, supported by an active parent body.
Often praised
- caring, dedicated teachers
- broad range of sports clubs
- active parent 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: 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 Willoughby Girls 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 | 1.29 | 189 |
| 2024 | 1.24 | 211 |
| 2023 | 1.26 | 195 |
| 2022 | 1.09 | 143 |
| 2021 | 1.14 | 178 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Gifted and accelerated programs
HPGE Core 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
- Entry
- Year 7 application and external numeracy and literacy tests; later years by academic merit and teacher judgement
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,148 | 405 |
| Mercy Catholic College | Chatswood | Catholic high school | 1.7 km | 1,134 | 728 |
| St Pius X College | Chatswood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,144 | 1,183 |
| Bradfield College | St Leonards | Public high school | 2.2 km | 1,108 | 292 |
| Chatswood High SchoolPartially | Chatswood | Public high school | 2.3 km | 1,137 | 2,146 |
| Roseville College | Roseville | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,191 | 1,060 |
| North Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | North Sydney | Public high school | 3.0 km | 1,195 | 933 |
| North Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Crows Nest | Public high school | 3.0 km | 1,203 | 911 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George Girls High SchoolFully | Kogarah | Public high school · 7-12 | 908 | 1,148 |
| Gosford High SchoolFully | Gosford | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,058 | 1,157 |
| Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Glenfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 934 | 1,147 |
| Killara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Killara | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,800 | 1,147 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cherrybrook | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,097 | 1,146 |
| Cheltenham Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Beecroft | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,432 | 1,142 |
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.