Springwood High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Springwood, New South Wales 2777 · Blue Mountains LGA
About Springwood High School
Springwood High School is a public high school located in Springwood, New South Wales (2777), within the Blue Mountains local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 566 students (274 girls and 292 boys).
Springwood High School has an ICSEA value of 1027, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 54 teachers (50.0 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Springwood High School scores 55.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 240th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (4th of 5 in the Blue Mountains area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1027
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 Springwood High School's 566 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Springwood High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Springwood High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Faulconbridge Public School
Faulconbridge · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1063 · 860 m away
Springwood Public School
Springwood · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1059 · 3.0 km away
Ellison Public School
Springwood · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 1051 · 3.3 km away
St Thomas Aquinas Primary School
Springwood · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1095 · 3.6 km away
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088 · 3.7 km away
Winmalee Public School
Winmalee · Government primary · K-6
359 students · ICSEA 1043 · 5.8 km away
Winmalee High School
Winmalee · Government high school · 7-12
698 students · ICSEA 1040 · 6.1 km away
Warrimoo Public School
Warrimoo · Government primary · K-6
146 students · ICSEA 1052 · 6.6 km away
Wycliffe Hope School
Warrimoo · Independent special · U
39 students · ICSEA 1037 · 7.1 km away
Wycliffe Christian School
Warrimoo · Independent combined · K-12
586 students · ICSEA 1100 · 7.2 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Newcastle High School
Hamilton · Government high school · 7-12
1,072 students · ICSEA 1027
Heathcote High School
Heathcote · Government high school · 7-12
633 students · ICSEA 1028
Bungendore High School
Bungendore · Government high school · 7-12
197 students · ICSEA 1026
Moorefield Girls High School
Kogarah · Government high school · 7-12
372 students · ICSEA 1025
Quakers Hill High School
Quakers Hill · Government high school · 7-12
925 students · ICSEA 1025
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
Calala · Government high school · 7-12
606 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is Springwood High School a public or private school?
Springwood High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Springwood High School offer?
Springwood High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Springwood High School?
In 2025, Springwood High School had 566 enrolled students (274 girls, 292 boys), a change of -15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Springwood High School?
Springwood High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1027. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Springwood High School rank in NSW?
Springwood High School ranks 240th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (55.0/100), and 627th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Springwood High School?
Springwood High School has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Springwood High School?
In 2025, Springwood High School had 103 students in Year 7 and 71 in Year 12.
Is Springwood High School co-ed?
Yes. Springwood High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Springwood High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Springwood 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 Springwood High School?
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