Top 17 public high schools in Wollongong (2025)
Government schools offering secondary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 17 schools shown out of all eligible public high schools in Wollongong.
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- 174Smiths Hill High SchoolWollongong · Government SecondaryICSEA 1186 · 736 students
- 269Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsFairy Meadow · Government SecondaryICSEA 1075 · 1,169 students
- 366Bulli High SchoolBulli · Government SecondaryICSEA 1058 · 979 students
- 457Kiama High SchoolKiama · Government SecondaryICSEA 1036 · 761 students
- 556Figtree High SchoolFigtree · Government SecondaryICSEA 1013 · 880 students
- 655Woonona High SchoolWoonona · Government SecondaryICSEA 1030 · 767 students
- 751Five Islands Secondary CollegePort Kembla · Government SecondaryICSEA 983 · 293 students
- 847Corrimal High SchoolCorrimal · Government SecondaryICSEA 940 · 569 students
- 943Keira High SchoolFairy Meadow · Government SecondaryICSEA 984 · 723 students
- 1039Illawarra Sports High SchoolBerkeley · Government SecondaryICSEA 937 · 926 students
- 1137Dapto High SchoolDapto · Government SecondaryICSEA 968 · 988 students
- 1236Albion Park High SchoolAlbion Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 964 · 900 students
- 1335Warrawong High SchoolWarrawong · Government SecondaryICSEA 905 · 591 students
- 1433Oak Flats High SchoolOak Flats · Government SecondaryICSEA 932 · 648 students
- 1532Warilla High SchoolBarrack Heights · Government SecondaryICSEA 968 · 1,020 students
- 1628Kanahooka High SchoolKanahooka · Government SecondaryICSEA 912 · 581 students
- 1725Lake Illawarra High SchoolLake Illawarra · Government SecondaryICSEA 894 · 542 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smiths Hill High School Wollongong · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 74.4 Top 25% | 1186 | 736 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts Fairy Meadow · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 68.8 Top 25% | 1075 | 1,169 | 13.9 |
| 3 | Bulli High School Bulli · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 66.1 Top 50% | 1058 | 979 | 13.3 |
| 4 | Kiama High School Kiama · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 57.2 Top 50% | 1036 | 761 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Figtree High School Figtree · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 56.1 Top 50% | 1013 | 880 | 11.4 |
| 6 | Woonona High School Woonona · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 54.5 Top 50% | 1030 | 767 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Five Islands Secondary College Port Kembla · Secondary · 9-12 | Government | 51.2 Top 50% | 983 | 293 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Corrimal High School Corrimal · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 47.1 Lower 50% | 940 | 569 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Keira High School Fairy Meadow · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 43.3 Lower 50% | 984 | 723 | 10.7 |
| 10 | Illawarra Sports High School Berkeley · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 39.3 Lower 50% | 937 | 926 | 11.6 |
| 11 | Dapto High School Dapto · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 37.1 Lower 50% | 968 | 988 | 12.6 |
| 12 | Albion Park High School Albion Park · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 36.0 Lower 50% | 964 | 900 | 11.3 |
| 13 | Warrawong High School Warrawong · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 34.9 Lower 50% | 905 | 591 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Oak Flats High School Oak Flats · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 33.3 Lower 50% | 932 | 648 | 9.9 |
| 15 | Warilla High School Barrack Heights · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 32.0 Lower 50% | 968 | 1,020 | 13.2 |
| 16 | Kanahooka High School Kanahooka · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 27.6 Lower 50% | 912 | 581 | 9.0 |
| 17 | Lake Illawarra High School Lake Illawarra · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 24.8 Lower 50% | 894 | 542 | 10.1 |
There are 17 public high schools in Wollongong eligible for this list; the top 17 are shown. Smiths Hill High School in Wollongong is ranked first with a Success Index of 74.4 and an ICSEA of 1186. 17 of the top 17 are government schools and 0 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 968.
The top 10 public high schools in Wollongong for 2025 are: 1. Smiths Hill High School (Wollongong); 2. Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts (Fairy Meadow); 3. Bulli High School (Bulli); 4. Kiama High School (Kiama); 5. Figtree High School (Figtree); 6. Woonona High School (Woonona); 7. Five Islands Secondary College (Port Kembla); 8. Corrimal High School (Corrimal); 9. Keira High School (Fairy Meadow); 10. Illawarra Sports High School (Berkeley).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best public secondary school in Wollongong?
Smiths Hill High School in Wollongong ranks first among public high schools in Wollongong with a Success Index of 74.4 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1186.
How are public high schools in Wollongong ranked?
Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.
How many public schools are in the top 100 public high schools in Wollongong?
17 of the top 17 public high schools in Wollongong are government schools; 0 are Catholic or independent.
Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?
Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.