Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Fairy Meadow, New South Wales 2519 · Wollongong LGA
About Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a public high school located in Fairy Meadow, New South Wales (2519), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,169 students (796 girls and 373 boys).
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts has an ICSEA value of 1075, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 87 teachers (84.1 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts scores 68.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 124th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 15 in the Wollongong area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1075
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+22 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 Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts's 1,169 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Keira High School
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
723 students · ICSEA 984 · 139 m away
Elonera Montessori School
Mount Ousley · Independent combined · K-12
187 students · ICSEA 1108 · 329 m away
Para Meadows School
North Wollongong · Government special · U
113 students · ICSEA 945 · 604 m away
Mount Ousley Public School
Fairy Meadow · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 1079 · 788 m away
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Fairy Meadow · Catholic primary · K-6
335 students · ICSEA 1081 · 892 m away
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Gwynneville · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.4 km away
Smiths Hill High School
Wollongong · Government high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.5 km away
Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.6 km away
Fairy Meadow Public School
Fairy Meadow · Government primary · P-6
342 students · ICSEA 1002 · 1.7 km away
Keiraville Public School
Keiraville · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Ashfield Boys High School
Ashfield · Government high school · 7-12
751 students · ICSEA 1074
Strathfield Girls High School
Strathfield · Government high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1077
Model Farms High School
Baulkham Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,021 students · ICSEA 1073
Melonba High School
Melonba · Government high school · 7-12
704 students · ICSEA 1073
Pittwater High School
Mona Vale · Government high school · 7-12
881 students · ICSEA 1071
Macarthur Girls High School
Parramatta · Government high school · 7-12
997 students · ICSEA 1071
Frequently asked questions
Is Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts a public or private school?
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts offer?
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts?
In 2025, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts had 1,169 enrolled students (796 girls, 373 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts?
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1075. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts rank in NSW?
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts ranks 124th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (68.8/100), and 312th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts?
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts?
In 2025, Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts had 252 students in Year 7 and 175 in Year 12.
Is Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts co-ed?
Yes. Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts 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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