Nambucca Heads High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Nambucca Heads, New South Wales 2448 · Nambucca Valley LGA
#510 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1390 of 1,472 nationally
About Nambucca Heads High School
Nambucca Heads High School is a public high school located in Nambucca Heads, New South Wales (2448), within the Nambucca Valley local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 314 students (153 girls and 161 boys).
Nambucca Heads High School has an ICSEA value of 890, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 60% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 47 teachers (41.3 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Nambucca Heads High School scores 21.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 510th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Nambucca Valley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 890
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-28% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-22 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 Nambucca Heads High School's 314 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nambucca Heads High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nambucca Heads High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School
Nambucca Heads · Independent combined · K-12
555 students · ICSEA 1042 · 148 m away
Frank Partridge VC Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 886 · 192 m away
Nambucca Heads Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.1 km away
Macksville Public School
Macksville · Government primary · K-6
284 students · ICSEA 925 · 9.9 km away
Macksville High School
Macksville · Government high school · 7-12
365 students · ICSEA 916 · 10 km away
Scotts Head Public School
Scotts Head · Government primary · K-6
73 students · ICSEA 1014 · 12 km away
Bowraville Central School
Bowraville · Government combined · K-12
207 students · ICSEA 861 · 13 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Bowraville · Catholic primary · K-6
48 students · ICSEA 827 · 13 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Macksville · Catholic primary · K-6
244 students · ICSEA 1002 · 13 km away
Tallowood Steiner School
Bowraville · Independent primary · K-6
94 students · ICSEA 989 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Quirindi High School
Quirindi · Government high school · 7-12
352 students · ICSEA 891
Narrandera High School
Narrandera · Government high school · 7-12
299 students · ICSEA 889
Cessnock High School
Cessnock · Government high school · 7-12
616 students · ICSEA 892
Inverell High School
Inverell · Government high school · 7-12
484 students · ICSEA 888
Broken Hill High School
Broken Hill · Government high school · 7-12
411 students · ICSEA 892
Chifley College Senior Campus
Mount Druitt · Government high school · 11-12
499 students · ICSEA 894
Frequently asked questions
Is Nambucca Heads High School a public or private school?
Nambucca Heads High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Nambucca Heads High School offer?
Nambucca Heads High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Nambucca Heads High School?
In 2025, Nambucca Heads High School had 314 enrolled students (153 girls, 161 boys), a change of -28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nambucca Heads High School?
Nambucca Heads High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 890. 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 Nambucca Heads High School rank in NSW?
Nambucca Heads High School ranks 510th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (21.4/100), and 1390th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Nambucca Heads High School?
Nambucca Heads High School has about 7.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nambucca Heads High School?
In 2025, Nambucca Heads High School had 57 students in Year 7 and 33 in Year 12.
Is Nambucca Heads High School co-ed?
Yes. Nambucca Heads High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nambucca Heads High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nambucca Heads 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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