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Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Woy Woy, New South Wales 2256 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA

46.0/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#303 of 539 high schools in NSW
#823 of 1,472 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
644
-4% over 5 years
ICSEA
974
35th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
10.0
63.9 FTE teachers
Year range
10-12

About Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus is a public high school located in Woy Woy, New South Wales (2256), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 10 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 644 students (308 girls and 336 boys).

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus has an ICSEA value of 974, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 35th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 40% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 62 teachers (63.9 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus scores 46.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 303rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (12th of 21 in the Central Coast (NSW) area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 974
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.0 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 ICSEA points since 2020

The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.

Student profile

Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
308
Boys
336
Language background other than English
14%
Indigenous students
13%

Enrolments by year level

How Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus's 644 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Year 12 cohort
150

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus have changed over the past decade.

5666567462015: 710 students2016: 662 students2017: 629 students2018: 652 students2019: 682 students2020: 669 students2021: 672 students2022: 657 students2023: 667 students2024: 659 students2025: 644 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus a public or private school?

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.

What year levels does Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus offer?

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus offers 10 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.

How many students attend Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus?

In 2025, Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus had 644 enrolled students (308 girls, 336 boys), a change of -4% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus?

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 974. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus rank in NSW?

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus ranks 303rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (46.0/100), and 823rd of 1,472 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus?

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus has about 10.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

Is Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus co-ed?

Yes. Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.

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