Kooringal High School

What Kooringal High School does

Kooringal High School is a Years 7-12 co-educational, partially selective public high school located in Kooringal, NSW, in the Riverina region of Australia. It is operated by the NSW Department of Education and, per its own positioning, is the only partially selective public high school in the Riverina region, offering both selective stream classes in English, mathematics, and science for high-potential students and standard comprehensive enrollment for students within its local intake area. The school delivers the standard NSW curriculum alongside enrichment, vocational education and training (VET) in hospitality, construction, manufacturing, engineering, business services, and entertainment, plus specialised programs such as the Inspire High Potential and Gifted Education initiative, the Year 7 Extension Class, the Clontarf Academy, the High Performing Athletes Program, and a Year 6 to 7 transition program built on primary school partnerships. Facilities include a $6 million Covered Outdoor Learning Area, a Trade Training Centre, an industry-standard café, a Performing Arts venue, a school farm, and the Crow's Nest gym.

The school's revenue model is that of a government state school: it is funded primarily through NSW Department of Education appropriations, supplemented by voluntary school contributions from families and ancillary revenue from the P&C-operated canteen. All financial contributions are explicitly voluntary, and all students have full access to the curriculum regardless of contribution status. Go-to-market is enrolment-led rather than sales-led — prospective families apply through the NSW Online Enrolment system for local intake placements, while selective stream applications for Years 8-11 are processed through the department's Selective Education Team. The school employs 51-100 staff, including a Principal (Helen Schmetzer), a Relieving Principal, three Deputy Principals with year-group portfolios, 11 Head Teachers across academic and wellbeing faculties, year advisers for each year level, school counsellors, a Defence School Mentor, and a Student Support Officer.

Underlying technology is conventional: classroom-based instruction, digital tools for student engagement, and parent-facing platforms including Sentral (parent portal and communication), School Bytes (fee and payment processing), and School Shop Online (canteen ordering). Marketing and engagement run through the school's website, Facebook page, regular newsletters, school tours, and Year 7 orientation events. Recent strategic positioning has emphasised partnership-based program expansion — notably the Community of Schools collaboration with feeder primary schools and the Clontarf Foundation partnership for Indigenous student support — and recognition by the NSW Education Standards Authority as one of the state's most improved schools for average HSC performance.

Name

Kooringal High School

Legal name

Kooringal High School

Website

https://kooringal-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kooringal High School is a Years 7-12 partially selective NSW public high school in the Riverina region, operated by the NSW Department of Education. It serves local intake area families and selective stream students with academic, vocational, sporting, and creative pathways.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Accelerated Learning & Grade Advancement Programs (EDAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• Selective high school
• Vocational education training
• Student wellbeing programs
• Gifted education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Kooringal

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded public school operating under NSW Department of Education. Voluntary school contributions support additional programs and facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kooringal High School is a Years 7-12 co-educational, partially selective public high school providing secondary education to students in the Riverina region of NSW, Australia. The school delivers academic, creative, sporting, and vocational pathways through 40+ curriculum subjects, including selective classes in English, mathematics, and science, VET courses in hospitality, construction, manufacturing, engineering, business services, and entertainment, and comprehensive wellbeing support programs. As the Riverina's only partially selective public high school, it serves both local intake area families and selective stream students through the NSW Department of Education enrollment system.

Product overview

Kooringal High School is a Years 7-12 partially selective public high school in the Riverina region of NSW, offering a comprehensive educational program with multiple integrated components. The school provides an Academic Selective Stream for gifted students alongside mainstream education, supported by the Inspire High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) program for differentiated learning. Vocational pathways are delivered through VET courses in hospitality, construction, and other industries, complemented by the Industry Café for hands-on experience. Student support encompasses wellbeing programs, transition services (Year 6-7 Transition Program), and the Clontarf Academy for Indigenous students. Extra-curricular offerings include robotics, podcasting, chess, and the Performing Athletes Program, all managed through parent portal integrations with Sentral and School Bytes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Selective Academic Stream Riverina's only partially selective public high school stream offering selective classes in English, mathematics, and science for academically gifted students in Years 7-12, with separate application through the NSW Department of Education's Selective Education Team.
• Inspire - High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) Specialized program recognizing and nurturing high potential and gifted students through differentiated teaching, enrichment, extension, and acceleration strategies across intellectual and creative domains.
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) Vocational training courses offering practical skills and industry experience in areas such as hospitality, construction, manufacturing, engineering, business services, and entertainment, providing pathways to apprenticeships and employment.
• Year 6 to 7 Transition Program Transition program helping students build friendships, become familiar with the school environment, and develop confidence for a successful start to high school through orientation activities, workshops, subject tasters, and partnerships with local primary schools.
• Wellbeing Programs Comprehensive student wellbeing support including dedicated Year Advisers, Head Teacher Wellbeing, Student Support Officer, Learning and Support Team, school counsellors, defence school mentor, and peer support programs.
• Clontarf Academy School-based program run by the Clontarf Foundation to improve education, life skills, self-esteem, and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men through a school-based engagement program.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sturt Public School, Lake Albert Public School, Kooringal Public SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity of Schools (CoS) partnership providing collaborative transition programs for primary school students. Hosts the CoS We Care design thinking project to create connected transition pathways to high school for students across partner schools.
• Clontarf FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClontarf Academy program operating at the school to improve education, life skills, self-esteem and employment prospects of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men through a school-based program.
• Wagga Inter-Church Christian Education Team (WICCET)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides Christian Special Religious Education (SRE) classes on Thursday mornings, delivered by approved providers. Students not attending SRE participate in supervised alternative meaningful activities.
• Local Primary SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnerships with local primary schools to support Year 6 to 7 transition, including orientation visits, subject tasters, and collaborative transition activities ensuring smooth handover of students.
• University Partners (UNSW, Charles Sturt University, Griffith University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity pathways partnerships providing pathways for students to pursue higher education including Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Music at various universities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Clontarf Foundation: National not-for-profit running school-based academies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young men. Operates the Clontarf Academy embedded within Kooringal, making it directly relevant as a delivery partner for the school's Indigenous engagement and wellbeing programs.
• NSW Department of Education: State-level education authority and parent operator of Kooringal High School. Relevant as the governing system that sets funding, curriculum, and selective-stream policy, all of which materially shape Kooringal's operating environment and competitive position.
• Selective Schools NSW: Centralised NSW selective school placement system administered by the Department of Education. Comparable as the broader ecosystem channel through which Kooringal sources its selective-stream applicants, and as the network of competing fully selective schools whose offerings define the partially selective proposition.

Direct peers

• Penrith High School: NSW Department of Education partially selective public high school serving Years 7-12 in Western Sydney. Operates the same partially selective model as Kooringal, with academic selective streams co-located with mainstream enrolment, making it the closest structural comparable in the NSW system.
• Hills Sports High School: NSW partially selective public high school with a sport-focused selective stream. Compares to Kooringal through the shared partially selective designation and the integration of selective classes within a comprehensive secondary school model.
• Cambridge Park High School: Another NSW partially selective public high school in Western Sydney. Directly comparable in selectively designated co-location of selective and mainstream streams, and serves a comparable role in providing selective education access to its regional sub-catchment.
• Hurlstone Agricultural High School: NSW fully selective agricultural high school with boarding, located in a regional/semi-regional setting. Comparable through its selective-stream identity, agricultural college pathways, and regional student draw, though at a more specialised and residential tier than Kooringal.
• Plumpton High School: NSW partially selective public high school in Western Sydney. Operates the same dual-stream model combining selective placements with comprehensive mainstream enrollment, mirroring Kooringal's positioning in its region.

Regional players

• Wagga Wagga High School: Co-located public high school in Wagga Wagga, the same regional centre as Kooringal. Comparable as a government Years 7-12 comprehensive high school competing for the same local intake pool, but does not offer selective streams.
• Mater Dei Catholic College: Systemic Catholic secondary college in Wagga Wagga offering Years 7-12. Competes with Kooringal for the same regional family cohort but operates on a faith-based systemic model with fee-charging, positioning it as an adjacent regional alternative rather than a like-for-like public peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KooringalHighSchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nsw-government

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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