lIlawarra Sports High School is a designated specialist sports high school with a broadly based comprehensive curriculum from Years 7 - 12.

The school draws the majority of its students from the Southern Wollongong area but with an increasing number of students from the larger Illawarra area who access its specialists sports programs.

Illawarra Sports High School aims to:

Give a central focus to learning.
Promote a school climate which fosters striving for excellence.
Have high expectations of students and encourage students to attain their personal best in academic, sporting and cultural pursuits.