Aspect South Coast School
Corrimal
Ungraded classes · boys and girls
New South Wales · council area
Schools in Wollongong
There are 87 schools in Wollongong: 60 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 5 combined schools. By sector, that is 63 government schools, 12 Catholic schools and 12 independent schools. The suburbs with the most schools are Wollongong, Fairy Meadow, Corrimal and Dapto.
Schools by suburb in Wollongong
- Austinmer1 school
- Balgownie1 school
- Bellambi2 schools
- Berkeley3 schools
- Bulli4 schools
- Coledale1 school
- Coniston1 school
- Cordeaux Heights3 schools
- Corrimal5 schools
- Cringila1 school
- Dapto5 schools
- Fairy Meadow6 schools
- Figtree4 schools
- Gwynneville2 schools
- Helensburgh2 schools
- Horsley1 school
- Kanahooka2 schools
- Keiraville1 school
- Lake Heights1 school
- Maddens Plains1 school
- Mangerton1 school
- Mount Keira1 school
- Mount Kembla1 school
- Mount Ousley1 school
- Mount Pleasant1 school
- North Wollongong1 school
- Otford1 school
- Port Kembla4 schools
- Primbee1 school
- Russell Vale1 school
- Scarborough1 school
- Stanwell Park1 school
- Tarrawanna1 school
- Thirroul2 schools
- Towradgi1 school
- Unanderra4 schools
- Warrawong3 schools
- West Wollongong1 school
- Windang1 school
- Wollongong8 schools
- Wollongong West1 school
- Woonona3 schools
Private schools in Wollongong
Cedars Christian College
Unanderra
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Cedars Christian College - Aspire
Unanderra
Ungraded classes · boys and girls
Craig Davis College
Cordeaux Heights
Years 9 to 12 · boys and girls
Edmund Rice College
West Wollongong
Years 7 to 12 · boys
Elonera Montessori School
Mount Ousley
Kindergarten to Year 12 · boys and girls
Schools in Wollongong in numbers
- Between them, schools here take students of ages 4 to 18.
- They have about 32,014 students enrolled, 372 per school on average; the largest is Holy Spirit College with 1,249.
- 24 of the 87 schools (28%) are Catholic or independent and charge fees; across Australia the share is 30%.
- 2 schools are single-sex: 1 girls' school and 1 boys' school.
- 1 school is fully or partially selective.
Largest schools in Wollongong
- Holy Spirit College 1,249 students
- Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts 1,169 students
- St Mary Star of the Sea College 1,128 students
- Edmund Rice College 1,054 students
- Dapto High School 988 students
Schools in Wollongong: common questions
- How many schools are there in the Wollongong council area?
- There are 87 schools in the Wollongong council area, including 60 primary schools, 18 secondary schools and 5 combined primary and secondary schools.
- How many private schools are there in the Wollongong council area?
- 24 Catholic and independent schools, 28% of all schools in the Wollongong council area. 12 are Catholic.
- What is the largest school in the Wollongong council area?
- Holy Spirit College, with 1,249 students. Next are Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts (1,169), St Mary Star of the Sea College (1,128) and Edmund Rice College (1,054).
- Are there single-sex schools in the Wollongong council area?
- Yes: 1 girls' school and 1 boys' school. The other 85 schools are co-educational.
- Are there selective schools in the Wollongong council area?
- Yes: 1 school is fully or partially selective, admitting some or all students by an entrance test.