Yass High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yass, New South Wales 2582 · Yass Valley LGA
About Yass High School
Yass High School is a public high school located in Yass, New South Wales (2582), within the Yass Valley local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 557 students (252 girls and 305 boys).
Yass High School has an ICSEA value of 990, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 42nd percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 48 teachers (50.6 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Yass High School scores 53.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 258th 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 990
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Yass High School's 557 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Yass High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Yass High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Yass Public School
Yass · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1012 · 450 m away
Mt Carmel School
Yass · Catholic primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 1048 · 734 m away
Berinba Public School
Yass · Government primary · K-6
225 students · ICSEA 960 · 933 m away
Bowning Public School
Bowning · Government primary · K-6
26 students · ICSEA 994 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Alstonville High School
Alstonville · Government high school · 7-12
522 students · ICSEA 990
Kingscliff High School
Kingscliff · Government high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 991
Great Lakes College Senior Campus
Tuncurry · Government high school · 11-12
349 students · ICSEA 988
Elderslie High School
Elderslie · Government high school · 7-12
857 students · ICSEA 988
J J Cahill Memorial High School
Mascot · Government high school · 7-12
298 students · ICSEA 987
Kogarah High School
Kogarah · Government high school · 6-12
787 students · ICSEA 993
Frequently asked questions
Is Yass High School a public or private school?
Yass High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Yass High School offer?
Yass High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Yass High School?
In 2025, Yass High School had 557 enrolled students (252 girls, 305 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Yass High School?
Yass High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 990. 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 Yass High School rank in NSW?
Yass High School ranks 258th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (53.1/100), and 677th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Yass High School?
Yass High School has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Yass High School?
In 2025, Yass High School had 109 students in Year 7 and 57 in Year 12.
Is Yass High School co-ed?
Yes. Yass High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Yass High School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Yass 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 Yass High School?
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