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Great Lakes College Senior Campus

Great Lakes College Senior Campus is a government secondary school in Tuncurry, New South Wales, teaching year levels 11-12 to 349 students.

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349
Students
178 boys · 171 girls
11-12
Year range
988
ICSEA
avg = 1000
2%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 988

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 41% of Australian schools.

Suburb Tuncurry 2428
Local government area Mid-Coast
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 4%
Statistical area (SA2) Tuncurry
Enrolments 2016-2025

Great Lakes College Senior Campus had 349 students in 2025, compared with 451 in 2016 (down 23%).

451 '16 457 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 349 '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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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Great Lakes College Senior Campus catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Tuncurry

$876,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026 · postcode 2428
5
Childcare services
ACECQA register
20.6%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
6,229
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Tuncurry 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 Tuncurry profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Great Lakes College Senior Campus

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Great Lakes College Tuncurry Campus Government 7-10 466 949 0.1 km
Tuncurry Public School Government K-6 366 930 1.1 km
Holy Name Primary School Catholic K-6 345 1014 3.2 km
Forster Public School Government K-6 573 934 3.6 km
Great Lakes College Forster Campus Government 7-10 478 936 6.8 km
Nabiac Public School Government K-6 165 938 13 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 Great Lakes College Senior Campus

How many students go to Great Lakes College Senior Campus?

Great Lakes College Senior Campus has 349 students enrolled (178 boys and 171 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Great Lakes College Senior Campus teach?

Great Lakes College Senior Campus teaches year levels 11-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Great Lakes College Senior Campus a government or non-government school?

Great Lakes College Senior Campus is a government school in Tuncurry, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 988 at Great Lakes College Senior Campus 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. Great Lakes College Senior Campus has an ICSEA of 988, which places it above 41% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Great Lakes College Senior Campus?

5 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Tuncurry, 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 →