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Grafton High School

Grafton High School is a government secondary school in Grafton, New South Wales, teaching year levels 7-12 to 768 students.

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768
Students
397 boys · 371 girls
7-12
Year range
941
ICSEA
avg = 1000
1%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 941

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 21% of Australian schools.

Suburb Grafton 2460
Local government area Clarence Valley
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 2%
Statistical area (SA2) Grafton
Official website grafton-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Grafton High School had 768 students in 2025, compared with 946 in 2016 (down 19%).

946 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 768 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Grafton High School catchment: suburbs in the zone

The official zone for Grafton High School overlaps 53 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.

Upper Fine Flower, Lionsville, Fortis Creek, Malabugilmah, Barretts Creek, Coaldale, Pulganbar, Eighteen Mile, Coongbar, Deep Creek, Carnham, Fine Flower, Stockyard Creek, Clifden, Keybarbin, Punchbowl, Lower Southgate, Smiths Creek, Southgate, Dilkoon, Whiteman Creek, Collum Collum, Banyabba, Pikapene, Upper Copmanhurst, Copmanhurst, The Whiteman, Gurranang, Warragai Creek, Wombat Creek and 23 more

Suburbs (ABS gazetted localities) that overlap this school's zone. Boundaries do not line up exactly, so a suburb listed here may be only partly inside it. Confirm eligibility with the official NSW zone finder before relying on an address. Zone data: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, 2026.

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The suburb: Grafton

$595,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
14
Childcare services
ACECQA register
31.8%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
19,905
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Grafton statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Grafton profile →

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Nearest schools to Grafton High School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Grafton Public School Government K-6 476 907 0.3 km
St Mary's Primary School Catholic K-6 259 1020 1.0 km
Westlawn Public School Government K-6 467 940 1.3 km
South Grafton Public School Government K-6 564 905 3.1 km
McAuley Catholic College Catholic 7-12 602 1031 3.4 km
South Grafton High School Government 7-12 639 875 3.6 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Grafton High School

How many students go to Grafton High School?

Grafton High School has 768 students enrolled (397 boys and 371 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Grafton High School teach?

Grafton High School teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Grafton High School a government or non-government school?

Grafton High School is a government school in Grafton, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 941 at Grafton High School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Grafton High School has an ICSEA of 941, which places it above 21% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

Which suburbs are in the Grafton High School catchment?

The official zone for Grafton High School overlaps 53 suburbs: Upper Fine Flower, Lionsville, Fortis Creek, Malabugilmah, Barretts Creek, Coaldale, Pulganbar, Eighteen Mile, Coongbar, Deep Creek, Carnham, Fine Flower and 41 more. A suburb can be only partly inside the zone, so confirm an address with the official NSW zone finder. Zone data: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, 2026.

How many childcare services are near Grafton High School?

14 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Grafton, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →