Woonona High School
Respect - Integrity - Success - Excellence
About the school
Woonona High School is a comprehensive co-educational school celebrating over 50 years of quality education, situated in the northern Illawarra. The school prioritises excellence, innovation, and success by providing students with a diverse and extensive curriculum. Students benefit from enrichment classes across all year groups, a specialist creative and performing arts class, and an accelerated visual arts program. The school also offers remarkable extracurricular activities and a wide vocational education and training program, which includes alternative patterns of study.
A strong emphasis is placed on student wellbeing and achievement, recognising the relationship between academic, physical, and emotional development as vital to successful educational outcomes. Woonona High School is committed to quality teaching and assessment, maintaining high expectations for all students. In partnership with the University of Wollongong, the school is involved in developing excellence in teacher professional learning.
Leadership opportunities are readily available for students, with encouragement to engage in leadership roles and volunteer activities in both the school and the wider community, supported by an active Student Representative Council. The school also boasts a proud history of sporting achievements, with students representing Australia and NSW in a variety of sports including Athletics, Basketball, Netball, and more. Woonona High School reflects strong community expectations and fosters productive partnerships with parents to enhance student success and opportunities.
Mission
Woonona High School - where every student is provided with every opportunity for success.
Location & Catchment Area
- Woonona High School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Woonona Public School 308 m
- B Woonona East Public School 942 m
- C Waniora Public School 1.2 km
- D Bulli High School 1.3 km
- E Russell Vale Public School 1.6 km
- F Bulli Public School 2.0 km
- G Corrimal Public School 2.7 km
- H Bellambi Public School 2.9 km
- I Corrimal High School 3.2 km
- J Thirroul Public School 3.4 km
- K Corrimal East Public School 3.7 km
- L Tarrawanna Public School 4.4 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 767 (361 girls, 406 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 766.3
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 1030 (percentile 60)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 23% / 31% / 27% / 19%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 79
- Indigenous students
- 6%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 7%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 59.7
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 14.1
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 129 |
| Year 8 | 141 |
| Year 9 | 132 |
| Year 10 | 145 |
| Year 11 | 116 |
| Year 12 | 104 |
| Total | 767 |
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 | 767 | 361 | 406 | - | 1030 | 59.7 |
| 2024 | 821 | 389 | 432 | 85.1 | 1031 | 62.5 |
| 2023 | 867 | 418 | 449 | 85.8 | 1030 | 65.6 |
| 2022 | 894 | 430 | 464 | 83.1 | 1027 | 66.8 |
| 2021 | 885 | 435 | 450 | 88.1 | 1031 | 64.9 |
| 2020 | 850 | 420 | 430 | - | 1028 | 61.7 |
| 2019 | 795 | 390 | 405 | 89.5 | 1022 | 59.3 |
| 2018 | 735 | 348 | 387 | 90.7 | 1012 | 57.1 |
| 2017 | 642 | 295 | 347 | 92.3 | 1004 | 50.5 |
| 2016 | 599 | 257 | 342 | 91.8 | 995 | 47.8 |
| 2015 | 568 | 226 | 342 | 92.1 | 986 | 46.6 |
| 2014 | 593 | 256 | 337 | 92 | 982 | 46.9 |
| 2013 | 584 | 261 | 323 | 90.6 | 997 | 47.2 |
| 2012 | 608 | 274 | 334 | 91.1 | 979 | 49 |
| 2011 | 657 | 313 | 344 | 89.6 | 979 | 51.7 |
| 2010 | 736 | 371 | 365 | - | 980 | 54.7 |
| 2009 | 754 | 399 | 355 | - | 992 | 56.2 |
| 2008 | 787 | 408 | 379 | - | 992 | 57.4 |
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.