# Port Hacking High School

Port Hacking High School is a NSW government secondary school in Miranda, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 950 (2025)
- **Address**: 637 Kingsway, Miranda NSW 2228
- **Phone**: (02) 9524 8816
- **Website**: https://porthackin-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: porthackin-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 48648
- **Established**: 1959-01-01

## About

Port Hacking High School is a large, comprehensive secondary school located in the Port Hacking Network, serving students from Year 7 to Year 12. Known for its achievements in performing arts, sports, and academics, the school has a strong reputation that results in high demand for enrolment, with waiting lists in many year groups. The educational environment at Port Hacking is designed to be stimulating and supportive, nurturing students to develop intelligence, skills, confidence, and moral values essential for making informed life choices.

## Quality Education and Support
The school values collaboration within the Port Hacking community, emphasising a collective responsibility to achieve quality learning outcomes. Integral to this ethos are principles such as courtesy, respect, and the pursuit of personal excellence. Port Hacking High School offers an extension class tailored for academically gifted students, alongside specialised literacy and numeracy support, expert tuition in performing arts, and a student leadership program that cultivates exemplary school leaders.

## Staff and Relationships
Feedback from both new Year 7 students and graduating Year 12s highlights the quality of teaching and strong relationships between staff and students as standout features. These relationships contribute to outstanding academic results, particularly reflected in the Higher School Certificate achievements, details of which can be accessed in the Annual School Report on the school’s website. The school is committed to fostering a positive and engaging learning environment for all its students.

## Mission

We help every student to learn, grow and succeed.

Motto: "To strive is to achieve"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 950 |
| 2024 | 1,001 |
| 2023 | 994 |
| 2022 | 1,061 |
| 2021 | 1,165 |
| 2020 | 1,190 |
| 2019 | 1,161 |
| 2018 | 1,114 |
| 2017 | 1,140 |
| 2016 | 1,147 |
| 2015 | 1,134 |
| 2014 | 1,125 |
| 2013 | 1,087 |
| 2012 | 1,083 |
| 2011 | 1,072 |
| 2010 | 1,033 |
| 2009 | 1,062 |
| 2008 | 1,042 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/48648-port-hacking-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.