Northlakes High School

Northlakes High School is an inclusive, comprehensive government secondary school on the NSW Central Coast. The 2019 enrolment is 840. There are strong links to the community, Muru Bulbi AECG, the Wallarah Learning Community and local universities.

The school caters for the learning and wellbeing needs of students from diverse
backgrounds, including low socio–economic status. 15% of students identify from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island background and 6% identify as having a non-English speaking background. There are six classes supporting students with a range of disabilities.

Northlakes High School is a Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) school, and is utilising PBL and successful house system to devise engagement strategies and improve student wellbeing. There is a large focus placed on teacher professional learning, Quality Teaching, and use of data to inform planning and programming. Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) was introduced as a core program in 2015, and has since been implemented school–wide. Stage 4 students are taught collaboratively to increase student engagement and successful transition to high school.