# Northlakes High School

Northlakes High School is a NSW government secondary school in San Remo, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 789 (2025)
- **Address**: Brava Ave, San Remo NSW 2262
- **Phone**: (02) 4390 0555
- **Website**: https://northlake-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: northlake-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 46372
- **Established**: 1981-01-01

## About

Northlakes High School is a Year 7 to Year 12 comprehensive secondary school located in San Remo. The school is dedicated to providing a broad academic, vocational, cultural, and sporting curriculum that offers achievement opportunities for all students. With a strong commitment to inclusivity, it welcomes students from diverse backgrounds, ensuring they feel safe and ready to learn from their very first day.

## Educational Approach
The school's fundamental belief is that its core business is teaching and learning. Northlakes High School aims to make the curriculum relevant to students and the community by providing comprehensive, supportive, and quality education. Innovative welfare programs are in place to meet the varied needs of students, including extensive transition education programs designed for both mainstream students and those with disabilities.

## Values and Environment
Northlakes High School emphasises respectful and trusting relationships within a supportive environment, focusing on both academic growth and the development of social and emotional skills. The staff is empowered with contemporary educational approaches, fostering a strong sense of belonging among students. This is reflected in the school's vision, which is to enable all students to reach their full potential and to uphold values of respect, responsibility, and personal best.

In addition to its commitment to academic excellence, the school supports various extracurricular opportunities, including STEM, sports, and creative arts, allowing students to discover their passions and thrive. Parents appreciate the school’s supportive community and its commitment to every student’s success, noting that their children feel valued and inspired every day.

## Mission

We help every student to learn, grow and succeed. Our school has high expectations and is committed to enabling all students to reach their full potential in an inclusive and supportive environment.

Motto: "Every child can learn."

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 789 |
| 2024 | 792 |
| 2023 | 780 |
| 2022 | 784 |
| 2021 | 782 |
| 2020 | 826 |
| 2019 | 818 |
| 2018 | 832 |
| 2017 | 834 |
| 2016 | 878 |
| 2015 | 990 |
| 2014 | 1,070 |
| 2013 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 1,065 |
| 2011 | 1,161 |
| 2010 | 1,109 |
| 2009 | 1,046 |
| 2008 | 1,008 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/46372-northlakes-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.