Narrandera High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Narrandera, New South Wales 2700 · Narrandera LGA
#506 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1383 of 1,472 nationally
About Narrandera High School
Narrandera High School is a public high school located in Narrandera, New South Wales (2700), within the Narrandera local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 299 students (153 girls and 146 boys).
Narrandera High School has an ICSEA value of 889, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 9th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 33 teachers (35.8 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Narrandera High School scores 22.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 506th of 539 secondary schools in NSW.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 889
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-16 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 Narrandera High School's 299 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Narrandera High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Narrandera High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Narrandera East Infants School
Narrandera · Government primary · K-2
25 students · ICSEA 884 · 701 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
Narrandera · Catholic primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.3 km away
Narrandera Public School
Narrandera · Government primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 853 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Nambucca Heads High School
Nambucca Heads · Government high school · 7-12
314 students · ICSEA 890
Inverell High School
Inverell · Government high school · 7-12
484 students · ICSEA 888
Quirindi High School
Quirindi · Government high school · 7-12
352 students · ICSEA 891
Cessnock High School
Cessnock · Government high school · 7-12
616 students · ICSEA 892
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 Narrandera High School a public or private school?
Narrandera High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Narrandera High School offer?
Narrandera High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Narrandera High School?
In 2025, Narrandera High School had 299 enrolled students (153 girls, 146 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Narrandera High School?
Narrandera High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 889. 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 Narrandera High School rank in NSW?
Narrandera High School ranks 506th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (22.0/100), and 1383rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Narrandera High School?
Narrandera High School has about 8.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Narrandera High School?
In 2025, Narrandera High School had 58 students in Year 7 and 30 in Year 12.
Is Narrandera High School co-ed?
Yes. Narrandera High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Narrandera High School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Narrandera 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 Narrandera High School?
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