Woolooware High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Woolooware, New South Wales 2230 · Sutherland LGA
About Woolooware High School
Woolooware High School is a public high school located in Woolooware, New South Wales (2230), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 788 students (372 girls and 416 boys).
Woolooware High School has an ICSEA value of 1063, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 73rd percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 63 teachers (59.8 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Woolooware High School scores 61.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 192nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (12th of 18 in the Sutherland area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1063
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Woolooware High School's 788 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Woolooware High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Woolooware High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Woolooware Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
462 students · ICSEA 1086 · 630 m away
Cronulla High School
Cronulla · Government high school · 7-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.1 km away
St Francis de Sales Catholic Primary School
Woolooware · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.4 km away
Cronulla Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
516 students · ICSEA 1064 · 1.6 km away
Burraneer Bay Public School
Cronulla · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 1101 · 1.7 km away
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089 · 1.8 km away
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
421 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.9 km away
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Cronulla · Catholic primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 1123 · 2.1 km away
Caringbah North Public School
Caringbah · Government primary · K-6
538 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.1 km away
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah
Caringbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 1078 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
The Forest High School
Frenchs Forest · Government high school · 7-12
769 students · ICSEA 1062
Wentworth Point High School
Wentworth Point · Government high school · 7-12
188 students · ICSEA 1062
Blaxland High School
Blaxland · Government high school · 7-12
998 students · ICSEA 1065
Cumberland High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,173 students · ICSEA 1060
Kotara High School
Adamstown · Government high school · 7-12
1,130 students · ICSEA 1066
Canterbury Girls High School
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1059
Frequently asked questions
Is Woolooware High School a public or private school?
Woolooware High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Woolooware High School offer?
Woolooware High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Woolooware High School?
In 2025, Woolooware High School had 788 enrolled students (372 girls, 416 boys), a change of -15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Woolooware High School?
Woolooware High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1063. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Woolooware High School rank in NSW?
Woolooware High School ranks 192nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (61.3/100), and 484th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Woolooware High School?
Woolooware High School has about 13.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Woolooware High School?
In 2025, Woolooware High School had 124 students in Year 7 and 126 in Year 12.
Is Woolooware High School co-ed?
Yes. Woolooware High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Woolooware High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Woolooware 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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