Illawarra Sports High School is a government secondary school in Berkeley that combines academic rigour with specialist pathways for talented athletes and high-potential learners.
NAPLAN well below national year-level averages and growth below the national median; the result is a C overall.
Illawarra Sports High School is a government secondary school in Berkeley that combines academic rigour with specialist pathways for talented athletes and high-potential learners. The school's Talented Sports and Development Program targets students with genuine sporting ability, offering structured training and competition alongside Year 7-12 study. A separate HPGE stream serves intellectually gifted students. Illawarra suits families wanting a mainstream secondary education with genuine depth in either elite sport or advanced academics, or both.
Illawarra Sports High School is also known as ISHS, ISHS Berkeley and Illawarra Sports HS.
Illawarra Sports High School draws students from the Illawarra Sp HS (and 1 more zone).
Illawarra Sports High School has an overall SchoolRank score of 23.3/100, rated "Below Average". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 36/100, indicating developing performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 937, below the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Illawarra Sports High School, Year 7 students averaged 496 across the tested NAPLAN domains, well below the national average of 540 for that year level, and Year 9 students averaged 504, well below the national average of 569 for that year level. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Illawarra Sports High School is a medium-sized government secondary school with approximately 926 students. It offers education for years 7-12. As a government school, enrolment is generally available to students living within the school's designated catchment zone. Families outside the zone may apply for out-of-area placement subject to availability.
Illawarra Sports High School is a government school, so there are no tuition fees. Families may be asked to contribute to voluntary school fees covering materials, excursions, and activities. The school has a value score of 38/100 on SchoolRank, which compares educational outcomes relative to cost, government schools typically score well on this measure.
Illawarra Sports High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. This is below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 20% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 78%, which is below the national benchmark.
The Year 12 completion rate is 82%.
Illawarra Sports High School is located in Berkeley, NSW, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 937 (20th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is below average, which means the school serves a community with greater socio-educational challenges. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.