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Katoomba High School

Martin St, Katoomba NSW 2780

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12
862students
1,034ICSEA · higher than 72% of NSW high schools
15%language background other than English
8%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Attendance and enrolment

81.3%attendance rate, 2024 · -5.1 pts over 3 years
-4%enrolment change over 5 years
68FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
4support classes

NAPLAN

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

HSC 2025

27Band 6 / E4 results (count)
24Band 6 / E4 results 2024
21Band 6 / E4 results 2023

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
Springwood High SchoolFaulconbridgePublic high school22.3 km1,027565
Blaxland High SchoolBlaxlandPublic high school27.3 km1,065997
Winmalee High SchoolWinmaleePublic high school28.3 km1,040698

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
Sefton High SchoolPartiallySeftonPublic high school · 7-121,1211,033
Kiama High SchoolKiamaPublic high school · 7-127611,036
Sydney Distance Education High SchoolWoolloomoolooPublic high school · 7-125611,032
East Hills Girls Technology High SchoolPananiaPublic high school · 7-127591,031
South Sydney High SchoolMaroubraPublic high school · 7-127941,037
Coffs Harbour Senior CollegeCoffs HarbourPublic high school · 11-124501,038

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.