Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tuncurry, New South Wales 2428 · Mid-Coast LGA
About Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Great Lakes College Senior Campus is a public high school located in Tuncurry, New South Wales (2428), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from 11 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 349 students (171 girls and 178 boys).
Great Lakes College Senior Campus has an ICSEA value of 988, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 41st percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (39.3 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Great Lakes College Senior Campus scores 50.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 280th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 8 in the Mid-Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 988
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Great Lakes College Senior Campus's 349 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Great Lakes College Senior Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 7-10
466 students · ICSEA 949 · 85 m away
Tuncurry Public School
Tuncurry · Government primary · K-6
366 students · ICSEA 930 · 1.1 km away
Holy Name Primary School
Forster · Catholic primary · K-6
345 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.2 km away
Forster Public School
Forster · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 934 · 3.6 km away
Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Forster · Government high school · 7-10
478 students · ICSEA 936 · 6.8 km away
Nabiac Public School
Nabiac · Government primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 938 · 13 km away
Hallidays Point Public School
Diamond Beach · Government primary · K-6
302 students · ICSEA 1021 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Elderslie High School
Elderslie · Government high school · 7-12
857 students · ICSEA 988
J J Cahill Memorial High School
Mascot · Government high school · 7-12
298 students · ICSEA 987
Richmond High School
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
750 students · ICSEA 987
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus
Long Jetty · Government high school · 7-12
756 students · ICSEA 987
Kingsgrove High School
Kingsgrove · Government high school · 7-12
672 students · ICSEA 986
Cecil Hills High School
Cecil Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,342 students · ICSEA 986
Frequently asked questions
Is Great Lakes College Senior Campus a public or private school?
Great Lakes College Senior Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Great Lakes College Senior Campus offer?
Great Lakes College Senior Campus offers 11 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Great Lakes College Senior Campus?
In 2025, Great Lakes College Senior Campus had 349 enrolled students (171 girls, 178 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Great Lakes College Senior Campus?
Great Lakes College Senior Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 988. 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 Great Lakes College Senior Campus rank in NSW?
Great Lakes College Senior Campus ranks 280th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (50.3/100), and 738th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Great Lakes College Senior Campus?
Great Lakes College Senior Campus has about 8.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Great Lakes College Senior Campus co-ed?
Yes. Great Lakes College Senior Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Great Lakes College Senior Campus?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Great Lakes College Senior 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Great Lakes College Senior Campus?
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