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Byron Bay High School

2 Arakwal Court, Byron Bay NSW 2481

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12
818students
1,050ICSEA · higher than 76% of NSW high schools
19%language background other than English
5%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Attendance and enrolment

81.2%attendance rate, 2024 · -3.0 pts over 3 years
+14%enrolment change over 5 years
59FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)

NAPLAN

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Byron Bay High School on My School · Why some data is missing

HSC 2025

12Band 6 / E4 results (count)
25Band 6 / E4 results 2024
29Band 6 / E4 results 2023
1All-round achievers 2024

Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. 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.

SchoolSuburbTypeDistanceICSEAStudents
Mullumbimby High SchoolMullumbimbyPublic high school16.9 km1,019620
Southern Cross School of Distance EducationEast BallinaPublic high school20.4 km89677
Ballina Coast High SchoolBallinaPublic high school22.6 km952718
Alstonville High SchoolAlstonvillePublic high school26.0 km990521

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
Cronulla High SchoolCronullaPublic high school · 7-121,2051,050
Marsden High SchoolMeadowbankPublic high school · 7-121,2951,050
Port Hacking High SchoolMirandaPublic high school · 7-129501,050
Engadine High SchoolEngadinePublic high school · 7-121,0631,051
The Jannali High SchoolJannaliPublic high school · 7-129251,051
Gymea Technology High SchoolGymeaPublic high school · 7-125531,048

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.