Tumut High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tumut, New South Wales 2720 · Snowy Valleys LGA
#497 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1357 of 1,472 nationally
About Tumut High School
Tumut High School is a public high school located in Tumut, New South Wales (2720), within the Snowy Valleys local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 384 students (188 girls and 196 boys).
Tumut High School has an ICSEA value of 919, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 15th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 54% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (41.4 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Tumut High School scores 23.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 497th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Snowy Valleys area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 919
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-28% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-25 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 Tumut High School's 384 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Tumut High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Tumut High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Snowy Valleys School
Tumut · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 869 · 1.0 km away
Franklin Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
239 students · ICSEA 900 · 1.1 km away
Tumut Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 976 · 1.1 km away
McAuley Catholic College
Tumut · Catholic combined · K-12
473 students · ICSEA 1001 · 1.5 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Adelong · Catholic primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 980 · 14 km away
Adelong Public School
Adelong · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 929 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holroyd High School
Greystanes · Government high school · 6-12
547 students · ICSEA 919
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 5-12
612 students · ICSEA 919
Macintyre High School
Inverell · Government high school · 6-12
487 students · ICSEA 919
Taree High School
Taree · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 918
Young High School
Young · Government high school · 7-12
495 students · ICSEA 920
Wade High School
Griffith · Government high school · 6-12
461 students · ICSEA 918
Frequently asked questions
Is Tumut High School a public or private school?
Tumut High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Tumut High School offer?
Tumut High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Tumut High School?
In 2025, Tumut High School had 384 enrolled students (188 girls, 196 boys), a change of -28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Tumut High School?
Tumut High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 919. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Tumut High School rank in NSW?
Tumut High School ranks 497th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (23.2/100), and 1357th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Tumut High School?
Tumut High School has about 9.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Tumut High School?
In 2025, Tumut High School had 67 students in Year 7 and 40 in Year 12.
Is Tumut High School co-ed?
Yes. Tumut High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Tumut High School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Tumut 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 Tumut High School?
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