Irrawang High School

Irrawang High School is committed to a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum rivalling the best that other schools can offer in specialised areas such as sport, performing arts and vocational education, whilst continuing to offer the best features of a local comprehensive high school. We have an expansive and supportive welfare program as well as offering Special Education classes. In-class tutors provide support to Aboriginal students and we have a number of programs to cater for students at risk. Transition programs operate with our partner primary schools. We offer cheerleading, drum corps, Plan it Youth and mentoring of Defence Force students. We aim to provide all students with a balanced, general education and with the opportunity to extend their education in order to prepare more thoroughly for the world of work, for higher education and for citizenship. The school aims to know and care for students as individuals, endeavouring to develop in them self respect, self confidence, a sense of their individuality and a sense of belonging. We have an experienced, motivated and caring teaching and support staff who aim to develop students' aptitudes, abilities and interests to the maximum.

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This school’s intake area is changing

As communities grow and change, the department sometimes needs to adjust local enrolment intake areas. These changes help keep enrolments balanced across schools and make sure every student can access high-quality public education in well-resourced, supportive learning environments.

The intake area is changing for all new enrolments from Term 1, 2027 to accommodate a new high school in the suburb of Medowie.

The new school in the suburb of Medowie is on track to open for Year 7 students in 2027. This means that in 2028, the school will cater for Years 7 and 8, and in 2029 will cater for Years 7, 8, and 9 and so on. The new high school will see its first Year 7-12 cohort in 2032.

Students residing in the new high school intake area will have the option to enrol at either school depending on their grade of entry and which year groups are being accepted at the new school. Students in older year groups that are not yet accommodated at the new school will still have the option of enrolling at Irrawang High School.

The new intake area is viewable via School Finder.

A new intake area will apply for students living in the Medowie High School intake area, with Year 7 enrolments commencing in the 2027 school year.

Years 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 will still need to apply to Irrawang High School during this time.

For 2028, Medowie High School will open to Year 7, and 8.

Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 will still need to apply to Irrawang High School during this time.

FAQs

I have a child already attending this school. Can they stay there if I am now in a different school’s intake area?

Yes, they can. There is no change for students already attending this school.

I have a child already attending this school. Can I enrol their sibling/s at the same school?

Siblings of currently enrolled students will be assessed under the departments enrolment policy .

Families with a child currently enrolled at their assigned local school will retain the ability to enrol siblings at the same school, even if there are changes to the intake area boundaries that make their home address out-of-area.

How are new intake areas developed? 

Many factors are considered to inform the development of new intake areas, for example:

- enrolment trends

- opportunities to align with primary school local intake areas

- public transport access

- the size and utilisation rate of schools

- the number of students living in each proposed intake area

- and the physical capacity of schools to enrol students

Upgrade: Irrawang High School upgrade completed project

The Irrawang High School upgrade is now finished and operational, serving the needs of students and the community.

Category:

Major works

Type:

Upgrade

Status:

Complete

Completion:

April 2025

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Maintenance

To ensure the safety, reliability and longevity of our schools, every school across NSW receives maintenance. The Department undertakes preventative and routine maintenance every year, and repairs as needed. The Department also reviews the planned maintenance program for each school every year and reviews those items that are predicted to require work to help prolong the life of the school buildings and facilities.

Type:

Program

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Demountables

Demountables have been part of the NSW education system for many decades and will continue to be used across the state. Demountable classrooms are modern, air-conditioned rooms that provide students and teaching staff with excellent quality facilities. The learning spaces have the same range of technology that is available in permanent spaces. We review school accommodation needs each year, looking at changing enrolment patterns and other factors to prepare for the upcoming school year. This helps to identify schools that need new demountables and schools where they can removed. Most demountable movement takes place between October and February and we report our annual demountable statistics each April. Additional demountable installations can occur outside this window to support capital works and maintenance projects in schools or emergency responses to natural disasters.

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We recognise the Ongoing Custodians of the lands and waterways where we work and live. We pay respect to Elders past and present as ongoing teachers of knowledge, songlines and stories. We strive to ensure every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learner in NSW achieves their potential through education.

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