Bulli High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bulli, New South Wales 2516 · Wollongong LGA
About Bulli High School
Bulli High School is a public high school located in Bulli, New South Wales (2516), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 979 students (425 girls and 554 boys).
Bulli High School has an ICSEA value of 1058, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 77 teachers (73.8 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bulli High School scores 66.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 153rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (6th of 15 in the Wollongong area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1058
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Bulli High School's 979 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bulli High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bulli High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Waniora Public School
Bulli · Government primary · K-6
264 students · ICSEA 1077 · 190 m away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Bulli · Catholic primary · K-6
412 students · ICSEA 1121 · 445 m away
Woonona High School
Woonona · Government high school · 7-12
767 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.4 km away
Bulli Public School
Bulli · Government primary · K-6
318 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.4 km away
Woonona Public School
Woonona · Government primary · K-6
519 students · ICSEA 1070 · 1.6 km away
Woonona East Public School
Woonona · Government primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.7 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Thirroul · Catholic primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 1130 · 2.2 km away
Thirroul Public School
Thirroul · Government primary · K-6
367 students · ICSEA 1119 · 2.5 km away
Russell Vale Public School
Russell Vale · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1040 · 2.8 km away
Holy Spirit College
Bellambi · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,249 students · ICSEA 1069 · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Canterbury Girls High School
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1059
Lambton High School
Lambton · Government high school · 7-12
1,176 students · ICSEA 1057
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus
Cromer · Government high school · 7-12
1,157 students · ICSEA 1056
Cumberland High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,173 students · ICSEA 1060
Warners Bay High School
Warners Bay · Government high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1056
The Forest High School
Frenchs Forest · Government high school · 7-12
769 students · ICSEA 1062
Frequently asked questions
Is Bulli High School a public or private school?
Bulli High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Bulli High School offer?
Bulli High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bulli High School?
In 2025, Bulli High School had 979 enrolled students (425 girls, 554 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bulli High School?
Bulli High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1058. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bulli High School rank in NSW?
Bulli High School ranks 153rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (66.1/100), and 376th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bulli High School?
Bulli High School has about 13.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bulli High School?
In 2025, Bulli High School had 160 students in Year 7 and 115 in Year 12.
Is Bulli High School co-ed?
Yes. Bulli High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bulli High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bulli High School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Bulli High School?
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