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Smiths Hill High School

Wollongong, NSW 2500 · NSW Department of Education

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ICSEA

1186

99th percentile nationally

Elite (top decile)

Total enrolments

736

Secondary

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

55 FTE teachers

Gender mix

43% / 57%

girls / boys

Language background

42%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 2%

Lower-mid: 8%

Upper-mid: 23%

Top: 67%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.