Mount Austin High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 · Wagga Wagga LGA
#471 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1288 of 1,472 nationally
About Mount Austin High School
Mount Austin High School is a public high school located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (2650), within the Wagga Wagga local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 522 students (247 girls and 275 boys).
Mount Austin High School has an ICSEA value of 822, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 76% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 55 teachers (54.9 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Austin High School scores 25.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 471st of 539 secondary schools in NSW (5th of 5 in the Wagga Wagga area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 822
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+1 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 Mount Austin High School's 522 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Austin High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Austin High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Austin Public School
Mount Austin · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 824 · 695 m away
Red Hill Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · P-6
325 students · ICSEA 831 · 789 m away
OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga · Independent combined · 3-12
36 students · ICSEA 990 · 909 m away
Henschke Primary School
Wagga Wagga · Catholic primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.1 km away
Turvey Park Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.4 km away
Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited
Wagga Wagga · Independent combined · K-12
198 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.5 km away
Lutheran School Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga · Independent primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.6 km away
Shepherds Park School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
17 students · ICSEA 870 · 1.6 km away
Willans Hill School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
71 students · ICSEA 929 · 1.9 km away
Kooringal Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
390 students · ICSEA 933 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Gunnedah High School
Gunnedah · Government high school · 7-12
438 students · ICSEA 820
Coomealla High School
Dareton · Government high school · 7-12
190 students · ICSEA 826
Chifley College Shalvey Campus
Shalvey · Government high school · 7-10
391 students · ICSEA 828
Chatham High School
Taree · Government high school · 7-12
493 students · ICSEA 814
Peel High School
Tamworth · Government high school · 7-12
629 students · ICSEA 831
Condobolin High School
Condobolin · Government high school · 7-12
205 students · ICSEA 834
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Austin High School a public or private school?
Mount Austin High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Mount Austin High School offer?
Mount Austin High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount Austin High School?
In 2025, Mount Austin High School had 522 enrolled students (247 girls, 275 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Austin High School?
Mount Austin High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 822. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount Austin High School rank in NSW?
Mount Austin High School ranks 471st of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (25.7/100), and 1288th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Austin High School?
Mount Austin High School has about 9.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Austin High School?
In 2025, Mount Austin High School had 106 students in Year 7 and 47 in Year 12.
Is Mount Austin High School co-ed?
Yes. Mount Austin High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Austin High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Austin 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 Mount Austin High School?
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