Woolgoolga High School
Centenary Drive, Woolgoolga NSW 2456
Woolgoolga High School is a government secondary school in Woolgoolga, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 867 students. Its ICSEA is 969, 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 867.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own published information, Woolgoolga High School is a NSW public secondary school known for its distinctive surfing program, run each term at a different local beach, alongside a broader Sports Academy covering golf, netball, football codes, dance and swimming. The school offers a wide elective range including marine studies, engineering studies, multimedia, visual and performing arts, music, dance and textiles/fashion design, supported by interactive-technology classrooms and computer rooms, with sporting training held at the nearby Wiigulga Sports Complex.
Often praised
- surfing program
- Sports Academy
- broad creative arts electives
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 Woolgoolga 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 | 0.04 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0.16 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0.26 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0.17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0.08 | 4 |
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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Year 7 Excel
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 21.6 km | 896 | 856 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 23.1 km | 798 | 81 |
| Coffs Harbour High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 23.3 km | 957 | 782 |
| Lismore Diocese Online Education Centre | Coffs Harbour | Catholic high school | 24.4 km | — | — |
| Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 25.2 km | 1,109 | 1,351 |
| St John Paul College | Coffs Harbour | Catholic high school | 26.3 km | 1,044 | 1,062 |
| Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 26.9 km | 1,038 | 450 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School | Toormina | Independent k–12 / combined | 28.5 km | 1,021 | 37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Hills High School | Seven Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 480 | 969 |
| Dapto High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Dapto | Public high school · 7-12 | 987 | 968 |
| Kariong Mountains High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kariong | Public high school · 7-12 | 419 | 968 |
| Tomaree High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Salamander Bay | Public high school · 7-12 | 979 | 970 |
| Warilla High School | Barrack Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,020 | 968 |
| Hastings Secondary College, Port Macquarie Campus | Port Macquarie | Public high school · 7-12 | 716 | 971 |
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.