Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Long Jetty, New South Wales 2261 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
About Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus is a public high school located in Long Jetty, New South Wales (2261), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 756 students (401 girls and 355 boys).
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus has an ICSEA value of 987, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 41st percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 69 teachers (72.7 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus scores 55.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 235th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (9th of 21 in the Central Coast (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 987
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)10% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- 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 Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus's 756 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Shelly Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
606 students · ICSEA 1057 · 167 m away
Brooke Avenue Public School
Killarney Vale · Government primary · K-6
420 students · ICSEA 931 · 1.1 km away
The Central Coast Montessori Primary School
Bateau Bay · Independent primary · K-6
66 students · ICSEA 1100 · 2.0 km away
Killarney Vale Public School
Killarney Vale · Government primary · K-6
477 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.0 km away
Bateau Bay Public School
Bateau Bay · Government primary · K-6
614 students · ICSEA 1029 · 2.3 km away
The Entrance Public School
The Entrance · Government primary · P-6
422 students · ICSEA 923 · 3.1 km away
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Tumbi Umbi Campus
Tumbi Umbi · Government high school · 7-10
802 students · ICSEA 972 · 3.4 km away
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Tumbi Umbi · Catholic primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1056 · 3.7 km away
Berkeley Vale Public School
Berkeley Vale · Government primary · K-6
524 students · ICSEA 988 · 4.4 km away
TLK Youth College
Berkeley Vale · Independent special · 9-12
58 students · ICSEA 904 · 4.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
J J Cahill Memorial High School
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298 students · ICSEA 987
Richmond High School
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
750 students · ICSEA 987
Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 11-12
349 students · ICSEA 988
Kingsgrove High School
Kingsgrove · Government high school · 7-12
672 students · ICSEA 986
Cecil Hills High School
Cecil Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,342 students · ICSEA 986
Elderslie High School
Elderslie · Government high school · 7-12
857 students · ICSEA 988
Frequently asked questions
Is Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus a public or private school?
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus offer?
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus?
In 2025, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus had 756 enrolled students (401 girls, 355 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus?
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 987. 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 Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus rank in NSW?
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus ranks 235th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (55.7/100), and 610th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus?
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus?
In 2025, Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus had 4 students in Year 7 and 338 in Year 12.
Is Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus co-ed?
Yes. Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College The Entrance Campus in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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