Cardiff High School is a comprehensive, co-educational secondary school located in the city of Lake Macquarie on the land of the Awabakal People. The school draws its enrolments from the Cardiff, Garden Suburb, Hillsborough and Macquarie Hills Communities. The school has a culture of academic achievement, success in sport and creative and performing arts.
In 2023, Cardiff High School recorded 733 student enrolments, including 115 students from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. The school curriculum caters for a wide variety of interests and needs, with a growing number of students accessing tertiary study and local-industry post-school pathways. The High Potential & Gifted Education program provides students with the platform to accelerate and extend their learning opportunities. Student learning is further enhanced through student access to courses at TAFE campuses and School Based Traineeships. Students are also well-supported through a range of key wellbeing and careers programs.
Our SOAR Learning Centre (special education faculty) currently caters for 57 students with a variety of health conditions and/or disability. Cardiff High School’s Japanese language program is fostered by a long-standing sister-school relationship with Tanagura Junior High School, Japan.
The Cardiff High School staff are committed to supporting students and raising the academic standards of the school. They regularly make considerable personal time available to tutor, train and mentor students, supporting them across a wide range of both curricular and extracurricular areas.
Cardiff High School has a strong relationship with the Kirinari Hostel, with many residents currently and historically attending Cardiff High School.
Cardiff High School has strong collaborative links with our P&C, Local AECG, and the Cardiff Community of Schools: Hillsborough, Garden Suburb, Cardiff, Cardiff North and Cardiff South Public Schools.