Warrawong High School
Warrawong, NSW, 2502
School profile
ACARA
School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
92.7
69.7 teaching 路 23 non-teaching
Students per teacher
8.5:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
591
Indigenous students
11%
Language other than English
44%
Girls vs boys
287 girls 路 304 boys
Socio-educational background
Below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
About
Warrawong High School is a co-educational Years 7-12 high school with a total student population of 610 students, reflecting significant cultural diversity with 45% of students from language backgrounds other than English representing 25 different nationalities, and 11% identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. The school hosts the region's only Intensive English Centre and the Bayview Education Centre special education unit serving 88 students across 9 classes, alongside one of the region's first school-based permaculture and community gardens promoting sustainable living. Part of the Lake Illawarra North network forming a collaborative Warrawong Community of Schools, the school is home to the Illawarra Academy of STEM Excellence in partnership with local industry including BlueScope. The school emphasises explicit teaching strategies and comprehensive wellbeing structures that foster inclusive, safe learning environments for its diverse and dynamic community.
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Pay and agreement
Graduate
$90,117
Starting salary
Top of scale
$137,861
Highly Accomplished / Lead Teacher
Super
12.0%
Employer contribution
Under the Crown Employees (Teachers) Award 2024. Full-time equivalent, before allowances.
Work out your pay stepWhat you need to teach here
Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.
Location
Remoteness
Major city