Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus
Respect, Responsibility & Personal Best
About the school
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus caters for students in Years 7 to 10 and is one of three campuses that make up the Great Lakes College, located on the mid north coast of New South Wales. The campus serves approximately 535 students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds, with about 8% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI). Notably, the school promotes a culture of striving for personal bests, offering a wide range of curriculum opportunities alongside extra-curricular activities.
Core Values
As a Positive Behaviour for Learning Campus, Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus upholds three core expectations: Respect, Responsibility, and Personal Best. The school adopts a student-centred approach to education, orienting its welfare strategies to support individual student needs.
Educational Philosophy
The school is committed to ensuring that students completing Year 10 are well-rounded in their education and personal development, equipping them to become successful and active members of any community they choose to engage with. The staff work closely with families to create an inclusive environment that prioritises students’ social and academic growth.
Mission
We help every student to learn, grow and succeed. Join our friendly and inclusive school community today!
Part of Great Lakes College
One of 3 campuses that make up this college:
-
Forster Campus
- 7-10
- Co-ed
-
Senior Campus
- 11-12
- Co-ed
Location & Catchment Area
- Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Connected campus: Senior Campus 150 m
- B Connected campus: Forster Campus 6.8 km
- C Tuncurry Public School 1.2 km
- D Forster Public School 3.6 km
- E Nabiac Public School 12.8 km
- F Hallidays Point Public School 13.9 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 466 (223 girls, 243 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 466
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 949 (percentile 24)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 44% / 33% / 17% / 6%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 117
- Indigenous students
- 19%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 5%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 43.2
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 13.2
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 |
| Year 8 | 124 |
| Year 9 | 107 |
| Year 10 | 117 |
| Total | 466 |
Year by year
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.
| Year | Enrolments | Girls | Boys | Attendance % | ICSEA | Teaching staff (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 466 | 223 | 243 | - | 949 | 43.2 |
| 2024 | 479 | 238 | 241 | 79.3 | 948 | 43.7 |
| 2023 | 477 | 234 | 243 | 78.7 | 955 | 45.6 |
| 2022 | 505 | 232 | 273 | 77.7 | 956 | 46.1 |
| 2021 | 548 | 248 | 300 | 82.8 | 963 | 45.2 |
| 2020 | 499 | 214 | 285 | - | 962 | 43.7 |
| 2019 | 529 | 246 | 283 | 87.8 | 966 | 44.6 |
| 2018 | 540 | 265 | 275 | 87.5 | 957 | 43.8 |
| 2017 | 558 | 298 | 260 | 89.8 | 955 | 45 |
| 2016 | 541 | 279 | 262 | 89.7 | 951 | 43 |
| 2015 | 515 | 253 | 262 | 89.5 | 953 | 42.1 |
| 2014 | 536 | 258 | 278 | 90 | 951 | 43.9 |
| 2013 | 542 | 262 | 280 | 89.5 | 964 | 44.2 |
| 2012 | 516 | 260 | 256 | 89.2 | 968 | 43 |
| 2011 | 513 | 254 | 259 | 88.4 | 970 | 43.2 |
| 2010 | 530 | 273 | 257 | - | 966 | 43 |
| 2009 | 504 | 260 | 244 | - | 1004 | 40.9 |
| 2008 | 518 | 249 | 269 | - | 1004 | 43.2 |
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.