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Queanbeyan High School

Agnes Ave, Queanbeyan NSW 2620

PublicHigh schoolYears 7-12
447students
967ICSEA · higher than 51% of NSW high schools
27%language background other than English
15%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

Attendance and enrolment

78.0%attendance rate, 2024 · -2.4 pts over 3 years
-15%enrolment change over 5 years
110FOEI (Family Occupation and Education Index; higher means more disadvantage, NSW average about 100)
5support classes

About this school, from public sources

Publicly available information describes Queanbeyan High School as a NSW government secondary school (years 7-12) offering a Personal Best Program for challenged/engaged learners and a College Program giving senior students broader subject choice. The school has invested in STEM facilities (a STEM studio and human movement studio), metals and engineering trade workshops for school-based apprenticeships, and expanded food technology/hospitality spaces. It also runs a substantial special education program supporting students with intellectual disabilities, autism, and emotional regulation needs, alongside sport, performing arts, debating, and student leadership activities.

Often praised

  • STEM and trade facilities
  • strong special education support
  • broad co-curricular activities

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 Schools 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 Queanbeyan 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
Finigan School of Distance EducationQueanbeyanPublic k–12 / combined0.1 km1,06783
Karabar High SchoolQueanbeyanPublic high school1.4 km982723
Jerrabomberra High SchoolJerrabomberraPublic high school4.6 km1,068333
Bungendore High SchoolBungendorePublic high school23.2 km1,026197

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
Sarah Redfern High SchoolMintoPublic high school · 7-12652967
The Hills Sports High SchoolSeven HillsPublic high school · 7-12913967
Westfields Sports High SchoolFairfield WestPublic high school · 7-121,538967
Auburn Girls High SchoolPartiallyAuburnPublic high school · 7-12853966
Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina CampusUminaPublic high school · 7-9787966
Dapto High SchoolDaptoPublic high school · 7-12987968

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.