# Willyama High School

Willyama High School is a NSW government secondary school in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 570 (2025)
- **Address**: Murton St, Broken Hill NSW 2880
- **Phone**: (08) 8088 1055
- **Website**: https://willyama-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: willyama-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 46487
- **Established**: 1974-01-01

## About

Willyama High School, established in 1974, is a comprehensive secondary school located in Broken Hill, Far West NSW. With a current enrolment of 480 students, including 84 Aboriginal students, the school has cultivated a supportive and innovative learning environment. The dedicated staff of 47 teachers and 18 administrative and support personnel focus on challenging students to realise their full potential through quality teaching practices and strong pastoral care.

The school’s vision is to embed a powerful and supportive culture that prompts all students to become higher-order thinkers, promoting literacy and numeracy through comprehensive curriculum offerings. Willyama High School prides itself on its values of respect, responsibility, and cooperation, which are explicitly taught and encouraged throughout the educational programs.

Willyama High School participates in collaborative programs with other local schools, such as the Reaching Across the Secondary Program (RASP) for Stage 6 courses, and supports students through innovative offerings like virtual selective high school programs. Partnerships with Western Institute of TAFE provide students access to vocational training in various fields such as Automotive Studies and Health Services.

As part of ongoing developments, the school is undergoing significant infrastructure improvements, including the completion of its Cooler Classrooms project, which enhances the learning environment. The commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and culturally considerate atmosphere is evident in the school's efforts to engage with the community and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners. Willyama High School continues to prepare students to be informed and capable citizens in a diverse and dynamic society.

## Mission

To embed a powerful supportive culture that challenges all students and staff to be higher order thinkers through reflecting on themselves as learners.

Motto: "Connect, Inspire, Excel - Together."

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 570 |
| 2024 | 592 |
| 2023 | 570 |
| 2022 | 550 |
| 2021 | 530 |
| 2020 | 514 |
| 2019 | 476 |
| 2018 | 476 |
| 2017 | 471 |
| 2016 | 470 |
| 2015 | 492 |
| 2014 | 492 |
| 2013 | 538 |
| 2012 | 546 |
| 2011 | 581 |
| 2010 | 628 |
| 2009 | 616 |
| 2008 | 630 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/46487-willyama-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.