# Woolooware High School

Woolooware High School is a NSW government secondary school in Woolooware, New South Wales, Australia.

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 788 (2025)
- **Address**: 2r Woolooware Rd, Woolooware NSW 2230
- **Phone**: (02) 9523 6752
- **Website**: https://woolooware-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: woolooware-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 48659
- **Established**: 1968-01-01

## About

Woolooware High School is located near Cronulla beach in the Sutherland Shire of Sydney. As a high performing and coeducational public high school, it is dedicated to providing quality education tailored to various abilities and talents of its students. The school prides itself on fostering a nurturing environment where strong partnerships between staff and students facilitate personal best achievements. Woolooware High School actively encourages student participation in leadership roles, social justice initiatives, and various programs in sports, creative, and performing arts.

## Core Values
The school operates under four fundamental pillars that guide expectations: developing the whole person, respecting staff and peers, achieving academic potential, and showing pride in oneself and the school community. These values contribute to an inclusive, safe, and structured atmosphere, which is essential for intellectual and social development.

## Community Engagement
Woolooware High School maintains robust connections with the local community, particularly coordinating with primary partner schools and local organisations to ensure smooth transitions for students moving into high school. This collaboration helps prepare new students for their educational journey, promoting confidence and familiarity before their arrival in Year 7.

The school is committed to providing a stimulating and caring learning environment, empowering students to strive for excellence both academically and in their personal growth. By encouraging curiosity and engagement across a wide range of subjects and extracurricular activities, Woolooware High School prepares its students to be effective and responsible global citizens.

## Mission

We support every student to learn, grow, and succeed.

Motto: "Strive for Excellence"

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 788 |
| 2024 | 826 |
| 2023 | 861 |
| 2022 | 862 |
| 2021 | 888 |
| 2020 | 928 |
| 2019 | 919 |
| 2018 | 922 |
| 2017 | 963 |
| 2016 | 1,017 |
| 2015 | 1,056 |
| 2014 | 1,048 |
| 2013 | 1,050 |
| 2012 | 1,065 |
| 2011 | 1,068 |
| 2010 | 1,058 |
| 2009 | 1,060 |
| 2008 | 1,072 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/48659-woolooware-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.