Oxley High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025North Tamworth, New South Wales 2340 · Tamworth LGA
#472 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1289 of 1,472 nationally
About Oxley High School
Oxley High School is a public high school located in North Tamworth, New South Wales (2340), within the Tamworth local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,007 students (521 girls and 486 boys).
Oxley High School has an ICSEA value of 936, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 45% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 80 teachers (76.0 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Oxley High School scores 25.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 472nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 5 in the Tamworth area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 936
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 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 Oxley High School's 1,007 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Oxley High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Oxley High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tamworth Public School
Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
891 students · ICSEA 997 · 838 m away
St Nicholas' Primary School
Tamworth · Catholic primary · K-6
586 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.8 km away
McCarthy Catholic College
West Tamworth · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.0 km away
Tamworth West Public School
West Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 908 · 2.3 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
West Tamworth · Catholic primary · K-6
185 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.6 km away
Calrossy Anglican School
Tamworth · Independent combined · K-12
1,033 students · ICSEA 1079 · 3.5 km away
Parry School
West Tamworth · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 753 · 3.6 km away
Bullimbal School
South Tamworth · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 870 · 3.7 km away
Tamworth High School
South Tamworth · Government high school · 7-12
663 students · ICSEA 860 · 3.7 km away
Tamworth South Public School
Tamworth · Government primary · K-6
477 students · ICSEA 828 · 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Condell Park High School
Condell Park · Government high school · 7-12
876 students · ICSEA 936
Great Lakes College Forster Campus
Forster · Government high school · 7-10
478 students · ICSEA 936
Narooma High School
Narooma · Government high school · 7-12
463 students · ICSEA 936
Denison College of Secondary Education, Kelso High Campus
Kelso · Government high school · 7-12
813 students · ICSEA 936
Birrong Boys High School
Birrong · Government high school · 7-12
366 students · ICSEA 937
Evans High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
815 students · ICSEA 935
Frequently asked questions
Is Oxley High School a public or private school?
Oxley High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Oxley High School offer?
Oxley High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Oxley High School?
In 2025, Oxley High School had 1,007 enrolled students (521 girls, 486 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Oxley High School?
Oxley High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 936. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Oxley High School rank in NSW?
Oxley High School ranks 472nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (25.7/100), and 1289th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Oxley High School?
Oxley High School has about 13.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Oxley High School?
In 2025, Oxley High School had 175 students in Year 7 and 108 in Year 12.
Is Oxley High School co-ed?
Yes. Oxley High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Oxley High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Oxley 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 Oxley High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Belmont, about 227 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.