Southern Highlands Christian School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bowral, New South Wales 2576 · Wingecarribee LGA
#152 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#479 of 1,259 nationally
About Southern Highlands Christian School
Southern Highlands Christian School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Bowral, New South Wales (2576), within the Wingecarribee local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 363 students (187 girls and 176 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Southern Highlands Christian School has an ICSEA value of 1068, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (30.7 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Southern Highlands Christian School scores 58.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 152nd of 314 combined schools in NSW (3rd of 3 in the Wingecarribee area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1068
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Southern Highlands Christian School's 363 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southern Highlands Christian School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southern Highlands Christian School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bowral High School
Bowral · Government high school · 7-12
564 students · ICSEA 956 · 2.2 km away
Chevalier College
Burradoo · Independent high school · 7-12
951 students · ICSEA 1081 · 2.9 km away
Bowral Public School
Bowral · Government primary · K-6
484 students · ICSEA 1090 · 3.1 km away
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Bowral · Catholic primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1103 · 3.5 km away
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School
Bowral · Independent combined · K-12
131 students · ICSEA 1052 · 4.0 km away
Oxley College
Burradoo · Independent combined · K-12
827 students · ICSEA 1153 · 4.4 km away
Glenquarry Public School
Glenquarry · Government primary · K-6
23 students · ICSEA 1045 · 4.5 km away
Frensham School
Mittagong · Independent high school · 7-12
345 students · ICSEA 1137 · 5.6 km away
Frensham Junior School
Mittagong · Independent primary · K-6
103 students · ICSEA 1157 · 5.6 km away
Mittagong Public School
Mittagong · Government primary · K-6
536 students · ICSEA 992 · 6.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cedars Christian College
Unanderra · Independent combined · K-12
661 students · ICSEA 1067
Richmond Christian College
Ballina · Independent combined · K-12
327 students · ICSEA 1069
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School
Mullumbimby · Independent combined · K-12
587 students · ICSEA 1070
Tyndale Christian School
Blacktown · Independent combined · K-12
816 students · ICSEA 1066
The Small School
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-10
67 students · ICSEA 1071
Newcastle Waldorf School
Glendale · Independent combined · K-12
237 students · ICSEA 1072
Frequently asked questions
Is Southern Highlands Christian School a public or private school?
Southern Highlands Christian School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Southern Highlands Christian School offer?
Southern Highlands Christian School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Southern Highlands Christian School?
In 2025, Southern Highlands Christian School had 363 enrolled students (187 girls, 176 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southern Highlands Christian School?
Southern Highlands Christian School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1068. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Southern Highlands Christian School rank in NSW?
Southern Highlands Christian School ranks 152nd of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (58.9/100), and 479th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Highlands Christian School?
Southern Highlands Christian School has about 11.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Southern Highlands Christian School?
In 2025, Southern Highlands Christian School had 40 students in Year 7 and 17 in Year 12.
Is Southern Highlands Christian School co-ed?
Yes. Southern Highlands Christian School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southern Highlands Christian School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southern Highlands Christian 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 Southern Highlands Christian School?
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