Walgett Community College - High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Walgett, New South Wales 2832 · Walgett LGA
#533 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1439 of 1,472 nationally
About Walgett Community College - High School
Walgett Community College - High School is a public high school located in Walgett, New South Wales (2832), within the Walgett local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 83 students (48 girls and 35 boys).
Walgett Community College - High School has an ICSEA value of 677, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 88% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (23.8 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Walgett Community College - High School scores 17.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 533rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 677
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)3.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-29% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-24 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 Walgett Community College - High School's 83 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Walgett Community College - High School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Walgett Community College - High School a public or private school?
Walgett Community College - High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Walgett Community College - High School offer?
Walgett Community College - High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Walgett Community College - High School?
In 2025, Walgett Community College - High School had 83 enrolled students (48 girls, 35 boys), a change of -29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Walgett Community College - High School?
Walgett Community College - High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 677. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Walgett Community College - High School rank in NSW?
Walgett Community College - High School ranks 533rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (17.5/100), and 1439th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Walgett Community College - High School?
Walgett Community College - High School has about 3.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Walgett Community College - High School?
In 2025, Walgett Community College - High School had 14 students in Year 7 and 7 in Year 12.
Is Walgett Community College - High School co-ed?
Yes. Walgett Community College - High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Walgett Community College - High School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Walgett Community College - 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.
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