Primary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

2,077 primary schools in New South Wales have a published ICSEA. The top 104 are listed here; every school's own page shows where it sits in the state. 128 more have no published ICSEA and are not ranked.

School typePrimarySecondary Combined

SectorAll sectorsGovernment Catholic Independent

#	School	Suburb	Sector	ICSEA	Students	Students per teacher
1	John Colet SchoolBelrose	Belrose	Independent	1210	275	13.0
2	Mosman Church of England Preparatory SchoolMosman	Mosman	Independent	1206	221	8.0
3	Claremont CollegeRandwick	Randwick	Independent	1201	265	12.7
4	Northcross Christian SchoolRyde	Ryde	Independent	1194	374	15.1
5	Woollahra Public SchoolWoollahra	Woollahra	Government	1193	667	18.7
6	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolMosman	Mosman	Catholic	1189	373	16.7
7	Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary SchoolClifton Gardens	Clifton Gardens	Catholic	1188	114	10.5
7	Montessori EastBondi	Bondi	Independent	1188	80	7.5
9	Beecroft Public SchoolBeecroft	Beecroft	Government	1187	837	18.5
10	Northbridge Public SchoolNorthbridge	Northbridge	Government	1181	364	19.2
10	Turramurra Public SchoolTurramurra	Turramurra	Government	1181	531	17.4
12	Cameragal Montessori SchoolNorth Sydney	North Sydney	Independent	1179	40	6.7
13	Inner Sydney Montessori SchoolBalmain	Balmain	Independent	1178	95	6.4
13	Lane Cove Public SchoolLane Cove	Lane Cove	Government	1178	688	17.5
15	Balgowlah Heights Public SchoolBalgowlah	Balgowlah	Government	1177	651	18.4
15	Matthew Pearce Public SchoolBaulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	Government	1177	1,270	18.7
17	Bronte Public SchoolBronte	Bronte	Government	1176	257	16.9
17	Glenmore Road Public SchoolPaddington	Paddington	Government	1176	263	17.2
17	Pymble Public SchoolPymble	Pymble	Government	1176	519	19.0
17	St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolLane Cove	Lane Cove	Catholic	1176	502	16.0
21	Greenwich Public SchoolGreenwich	Greenwich	Government	1175	367	14.3
22	Epping North Public SchoolNorth Epping	North Epping	Government	1174	382	20.3
22	Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary SchoolWest Pymble	West Pymble	Catholic	1174	104	11.1
24	Toronto Adventist SchoolToronto	Toronto	Independent	1173	43	17.9
24	West Pymble Public SchoolWest Pymble	West Pymble	Government	1173	250	17.7
26	Balmain Public SchoolBalmain	Balmain	Government	1172	321	17.9
26	International Chinese SchoolSt Leonards	St Leonards	Independent	1172	116	12.7
26	Roseville Public SchoolRoseville	Roseville	Government	1172	520	18.4
29	Forestville Montessori SchoolForestville	Forestville	Independent	1171	49	10.7
30	Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - RozelleBalmain	Balmain	Catholic	1170	349	17.3
30	Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary SchoolEpping	Epping	Catholic	1170	113	14.0
30	St Philip Neri Catholic Primary SchoolNorthbridge	Northbridge	Catholic	1170	102	11.1
30	Turramurra North Public SchoolNorth Turramurra	North Turramurra	Government	1170	196	17.0
30	Warrawee Public SchoolTurramurra	Turramurra	Government	1170	622	17.2
35	Balgowlah North Public SchoolNorth Balgowlah	North Balgowlah	Government	1169	381	19.0
35	Neutral Bay Public SchoolNeutral Bay	Neutral Bay	Government	1169	641	18.6
37	Cammeray Public SchoolCammeray	Cammeray	Government	1168	622	18.7
37	Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolLindfield	Lindfield	Catholic	1168	259	16.0
37	John Purchase Public SchoolCherrybrook	Cherrybrook	Government	1168	550	19.3
37	McAuley Catholic Primary SchoolRose Bay	Rose Bay	Catholic	1168	273	16.5
37	St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolBalgowlah	Balgowlah	Catholic	1168	232	16.8
42	Artarmon Public SchoolArtarmon	Artarmon	Government	1167	1,063	18.8
42	Castle Cove Public SchoolCastle Cove	Castle Cove	Government	1167	273	16.7
42	Lindfield East Public SchoolEast Lindfield	East Lindfield	Government	1167	531	16.2
42	St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolLeichhardt North	Leichhardt North	Catholic	1167	180	14.8
42	St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary SchoolPaddington	Paddington	Catholic	1167	151	13.2
42	Summer Hill Public SchoolSummer Hill	Summer Hill	Government	1167	662	17.8
48	St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolAnnandale	Annandale	Catholic	1166	155	12.3
48	Villa Maria Catholic Primary SchoolHunters Hill	Hunters Hill	Catholic	1166	360	17.6
50	Coogee Boys' Preparatory SchoolRandwick	Randwick	Independent	1165	102	9.8
50	Farmhouse Montessori SchoolNorth Balgowlah	North Balgowlah	Independent	1165	37	5.3
50	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPymble	Pymble	Catholic	1165	229	16.2
50	Seaforth Public SchoolSeaforth	Seaforth	Government	1165	394	18.9
54	Beaumont Road Public SchoolKillara	Killara	Government	1164	310	18.9
54	Cherrybrook Public SchoolCherrybrook	Cherrybrook	Government	1164	886	19.1
54	Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten SchoolLindfield	Lindfield	Independent	1164	98	14.0
54	Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolWoollahra	Woollahra	Catholic	1164	196	16.3
54	St Ives North Public SchoolSt Ives	St Ives	Government	1164	846	18.6
59	Gordon East Public SchoolGordon	Gordon	Government	1163	195	17.0
59	Lane Cove West Public SchoolLane Cove	Lane Cove	Government	1163	474	18.0
61	Lindfield Public SchoolLindfield	Lindfield	Government	1162	584	18.3
61	Middle Harbour Public SchoolMosman	Mosman	Government	1162	423	18.0
61	Rozelle Public SchoolRozelle	Rozelle	Government	1162	507	17.3
64	Clovelly Public SchoolWaverley	Waverley	Government	1161	513	17.4
64	Forest Lodge Public SchoolForest Lodge	Forest Lodge	Government	1161	307	16.2
64	St Charles' Catholic Primary School WaverleyWaverley	Waverley	Catholic	1161	308	16.2
64	St Thomas' Catholic Primary SchoolWilloughby	Willoughby	Catholic	1161	277	15.3
68	Galilee Catholic Primary SchoolBondi Beach	Bondi Beach	Catholic	1160	88	8.9
68	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolRandwick	Randwick	Catholic	1160	472	16.1
68	St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolStanmore	Stanmore	Catholic	1160	116	11.0
71	St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolCoogee	Coogee	Catholic	1159	205	12.8
71	St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolManly	Manly	Catholic	1159	330	16.9
73	Frensham Junior SchoolMittagong	Mittagong	Independent	1157	103	8.9
73	Mosman Public SchoolMosman	Mosman	Government	1157	458	18.4
75	Bellevue Hill Public SchoolBellevue Hill	Bellevue Hill	Government	1156	573	15.3
75	Darlinghurst Public SchoolPotts Point	Potts Point	Government	1156	210	15.4
75	Ironbark Ridge Public SchoolRouse Hill	Rouse Hill	Government	1156	754	19.5
75	Prouille Catholic Primary SchoolWahroonga	Wahroonga	Catholic	1156	262	15.5
75	St Mark's Catholic Primary SchoolDrummoyne	Drummoyne	Catholic	1156	310	15.8
75	Wahroonga Public SchoolWahroonga	Wahroonga	Government	1156	508	16.0
81	Erskineville Public SchoolErskineville	Erskineville	Government	1155	334	17.7
81	Paddington Public SchoolPaddington	Paddington	Government	1155	147	12.9
81	Randwick Public SchoolRandwick	Randwick	Government	1155	853	17.6
81	St Ives Public SchoolSt Ives	St Ives	Government	1155	465	18.5
85	Beauty Point Public SchoolMosman	Mosman	Government	1154	205	15.9
85	Coogee Public SchoolCoogee	Coogee	Government	1154	361	17.4
87	Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolWaitara	Waitara	Catholic	1153	337	17.3
88	Epping Heights Public SchoolEpping	Epping	Government	1152	396	17.9
88	Oakhill Drive Public SchoolCastle Hill	Castle Hill	Government	1152	756	19.3
90	Manly Village Public SchoolManly	Manly	Government	1151	532	18.0
90	Nicholson Street Public SchoolBalmain East	Balmain East	Government	1151	95	18.3
90	St Fiacre's Catholic Primary SchoolLeichhardt	Leichhardt	Catholic	1151	91	8.3
93	Excelsior Public SchoolCastle Hill	Castle Hill	Government	1150	561	18.3
93	Gordon West Public SchoolPymble	Pymble	Government	1150	424	17.2
93	Killarney Heights Public SchoolKillarney Heights	Killarney Heights	Government	1150	661	15.6
93	Waverley Public SchoolWaverley	Waverley	Government	1150	263	16.2
97	Dobroyd Point Public SchoolHaberfield	Haberfield	Government	1149	116	12.9
97	Hunters Hill Public SchoolHunters Hill	Hunters Hill	Government	1149	228	17.1
97	St Rose Catholic Primary SchoolCollaroy Plateau	Collaroy Plateau	Catholic	1149	227	17.2
100	Annandale North Public SchoolAnnandale	Annandale	Government	1148	359	18.9
100	Hornsby North Public SchoolHornsby	Hornsby	Government	1148	937	18.3
100	Killara Public SchoolKillara	Killara	Government	1148	273	18.8
100	St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolClovelly	Clovelly	Catholic	1148	163	15.4
100	Waitara Public SchoolWahroonga	Wahroonga	Government	1148	972	17.8

Ranked by ICSEA, highest first, among primary schools in New South Wales with a published figure; tied values share a rank. ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school's students, not how the school performs. ACARA 2025 data; students per teacher calculated by BetterSchool.

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Primary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

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