Hawkesbury High School is a coeducational high school delivering excellence in comprehensive education. It serves a semi-rural community on the west bank of the Hawkesbury River in the north-west area of Sydney. The school draws its population mainly from the small settlements at Freemans Reach, Wilberforce, Glossodia, Ebenezer, East Kurrajong and Colo Heights.
The school continues to encourage all students and staff to value continuous learning and to strive to reach their potential, maintain a supportive environment which recognises individual talents as well as encouraging cooperative learning; promote and develop the educational partnership between the school and the community and encourage all to value, maintain and enhance the school environment.
During 1999-2000, the school community developed a statement of key values which can be summarised by; Respect, responsibility, integrity, high aspirations, harmony and pride in the school.
