Narrabri High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Narrabri, New South Wales 2390 · Narrabri LGA
#532 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1437 of 1,472 nationally
About Narrabri High School
Narrabri High School is a public high school located in Narrabri, New South Wales (2390), within the Narrabri local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 420 students (212 girls and 208 boys).
Narrabri High School has an ICSEA value of 864, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 6th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 60% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 47 teachers (43.7 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Narrabri High School scores 17.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 532nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Narrabri area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 864
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-42 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 Narrabri High School's 420 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Narrabri High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Narrabri High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Narrabri Public School
Narrabri · Government primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 823 · 1.2 km away
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Narrabri · Catholic primary · K-6
300 students · ICSEA 1000 · 1.2 km away
Narrabri West Public School
Narrabri · Government primary · P-6
232 students · ICSEA 889 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus
Mount Druitt · Government high school · 7-10
648 students · ICSEA 864
Dubbo College South Campus
Dubbo · Government high school · 7-10
687 students · ICSEA 864
Cobar High School
Cobar · Government high school · 7-12
214 students · ICSEA 865
Casino High School
Casino · Government high school · 7-12
567 students · ICSEA 866
Shoalhaven High School
Nowra · Government high school · 7-12
610 students · ICSEA 862
Tamworth High School
South Tamworth · Government high school · 7-12
663 students · ICSEA 860
Frequently asked questions
Is Narrabri High School a public or private school?
Narrabri High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Narrabri High School offer?
Narrabri High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Narrabri High School?
In 2025, Narrabri High School had 420 enrolled students (212 girls, 208 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Narrabri High School?
Narrabri High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 864. 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 Narrabri High School rank in NSW?
Narrabri High School ranks 532nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (17.5/100), and 1437th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Narrabri High School?
Narrabri High School has about 9.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Narrabri High School?
In 2025, Narrabri High School had 60 students in Year 7 and 46 in Year 12.
Is Narrabri High School co-ed?
Yes. Narrabri High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Narrabri High School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Narrabri 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 Narrabri High School?
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