# Wingham High School

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

- **Sector**: NSW government school
- **Type**: Secondary School
- **Gender**: Co-ed
- **Year levels**: Year 7 to Year 12
- **Enrolments**: 520 (2025)
- **Address**: 9 Rowley St, Wingham NSW 2429
- **Phone**: (02) 6553 5488
- **Website**: https://wingham-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
- **Email**: wingham-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au
- **ACARA AGE ID**: 49543
- **Established**: 1963-01-01

## About

Wingham High School is a comprehensive co-educational institution located in Wingham, NSW, catering to students from Year 7 to Year 12. Established in 1962, the school has earned a reputation for excellence in academic, sporting, cultural, and technological pursuits, consistently recognised through the Endeavour Scheme and formal excellence assemblies.

## Core Values
The school community embraces a set of core values: RESPECT, TRUST, FAIRNESS, and POSITIVITY. These values guide the operation of the school and foster quality relationships among students and staff. 

## Facilities and Programs
Wingham High School boasts excellent facilities, including a large multipurpose centre, multiple sporting ovals, and tennis courts, as well as a farm enterprise focusing on beef cattle production. This unique setup allows students to participate in cattle judging and showing. Additionally, the school has a commercial-standard hospitality kitchen and an industry-standard construction workshop, further enhancing the learning experience. 

The school offers flexible planning and timetabling to support senior students in accessing a wide array of traditional courses, vocational education, and school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. There are comprehensive support programs for students with additional learning needs, ensuring an inclusive environment where every child can thrive.

## Community Engagement
The school encourages strong family and community partnerships and actively promotes student well-being through initiatives like the Students' Representative Council, P and C, and School Council. These efforts contribute to a supportive and engaging educational environment where students are empowered to grow, learn, and succeed.

## Mission

To foster innovative and independent thinkers and resilient, productive citizens through high-quality, evidence-based educational experiences, focusing on student growth, wellbeing, and a culture of lifelong learning, all while embodying the core values of RESPECT, TRUST, FAIRNESS & POSITIVITY.

Motto: "We help every student to learn, grow and succeed."

## Enrolment history

| Year | Enrolments |
| --- | --- |
| 2025 | 520 |
| 2024 | 550 |
| 2023 | 541 |
| 2022 | 547 |
| 2021 | 564 |
| 2020 | 518 |
| 2019 | 511 |
| 2018 | 521 |
| 2017 | 530 |
| 2016 | 570 |
| 2015 | 618 |
| 2014 | 658 |
| 2013 | 686 |
| 2012 | 715 |
| 2011 | 719 |
| 2010 | 738 |
| 2009 | 705 |
| 2008 | 731 |

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Source: SchoolAtlas (https://www.schoolatlas.com.au/schools/49543-wingham-high-school), compiled from ACARA and NSW Department of Education data, reference year 2025. SchoolAtlas does not rank schools.