Murrumburrah High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Harden, New South Wales 2587 · Hilltops LGA
#409 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1128 of 1,472 nationally
About Murrumburrah High School
Murrumburrah High School is a public high school located in Harden, New South Wales (2587), within the Hilltops local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 148 students (87 girls and 61 boys).
Murrumburrah High School has an ICSEA value of 915, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 14th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (18.6 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Murrumburrah High School scores 32.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 409th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 3 in the Hilltops area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 915
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+26 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 Murrumburrah High School's 148 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Murrumburrah High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Murrumburrah High School
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Similar schools
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Irrawang High School
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Tenterfield High School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Murrumburrah High School a public or private school?
Murrumburrah High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Murrumburrah High School offer?
Murrumburrah High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Murrumburrah High School?
In 2025, Murrumburrah High School had 148 enrolled students (87 girls, 61 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Murrumburrah High School?
Murrumburrah High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 915. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Murrumburrah High School rank in NSW?
Murrumburrah High School ranks 409th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (32.3/100), and 1128th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Murrumburrah High School?
Murrumburrah High School has about 8.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Murrumburrah High School?
In 2025, Murrumburrah High School had 47 students in Year 7 and 6 in Year 12.
Is Murrumburrah High School co-ed?
Yes. Murrumburrah High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Murrumburrah High School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Murrumburrah 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.
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