Secondary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

544 secondary schools in New South Wales have a published ICSEA. The top 102 are listed here; every school's own page shows where it sits in the state. 98 more have no published ICSEA and are not ranked.

School typePrimarySecondaryCombined

SectorAll sectorsGovernment Catholic Independent

#	School	Suburb	Sector	ICSEA	Students	Students per teacher
1	James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolCarlingford	Carlingford	Government	1222	857	14.0
2	Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly CampusNorth Curl Curl	North Curl Curl	Government	1217	766	12.9
3	Hornsby Girls High SchoolHornsby	Hornsby	Government	1209	722	13.5
4	Normanhurst Boys High SchoolNormanhurst	Normanhurst	Government	1207	752	12.9
5	Merewether High SchoolBroadmeadow	Broadmeadow	Government	1206	1,080	14.8
6	Baulkham Hills High SchoolBaulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	Government	1203	1,223	13.8
6	North Sydney Girls High SchoolCrows Nest	Crows Nest	Government	1203	916	14.4
8	Girraween High SchoolGirraween	Girraween	Government	1199	784	13.9
9	North Sydney Boys High SchoolCrows Nest	Crows Nest	Government	1195	933	14.0
10	Conservatorium High SchoolSydney	Sydney	Government	1194	156	7.7
11	Sydney Girls High SchoolSurry Hills	Surry Hills	Government	1193	929	14.7
12	Sydney Boys High SchoolMoore Park	Moore Park	Government	1189	1,205	15.0
13	Penrith High SchoolPenrith	Penrith	Government	1186	930	14.8
13	Smiths Hill High SchoolWollongong	Wollongong	Government	1186	736	13.4
15	Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy CollegeNorth Sydney	North Sydney	Independent	1179	1,186	10.0
16	Fort Street High SchoolPetersham	Petersham	Government	1176	917	14.3
17	Caringbah High SchoolCaringbah	Caringbah	Government	1172	908	14.3
18	Gosford High SchoolGosford	Gosford	Government	1157	1,067	14.8
19	Westbourne College SydneyUltimo	Ultimo	Independent	1153	65	12.0
20	Willoughby Girls High SchoolWilloughby	Willoughby	Government	1152	1,036	14.0
21	Brigidine College St IvesSt Ives	St Ives	Independent	1148	793	10.4
21	St George Girls High SchoolKogarah	Kogarah	Government	1148	908	14.5
23	Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolGlenfield	Glenfield	Government	1147	934	13.3
23	Killara High SchoolKillara	Killara	Government	1147	1,803	15.1
23	Mount St Benedict CollegePennant Hills	Pennant Hills	Independent	1147	1,331	12.4
26	Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolCherrybrook	Cherrybrook	Government	1146	2,098	15.6
27	St Vincent's CollegePotts Point	Potts Point	Independent	1145	755	10.7
28	Our Lady of Mercy College ParramattaParramatta	Parramatta	Independent	1144	1,097	11.6
29	Cheltenham Girls High SchoolBeecroft	Beecroft	Government	1142	1,436	15.5
30	Sydney Science CollegeEpping	Epping	Independent	1140	20	2.4
31	St Scholastica's College Glebe PointGlebe	Glebe	Independent	1138	1,044	14.1
32	Chatswood High SchoolChatswood	Chatswood	Government	1137	2,147	15.6
32	Frensham SchoolMittagong	Mittagong	Independent	1137	345	8.0
34	Sydney Technical High SchoolBexley	Bexley	Government	1136	907	14.1
35	Cammeraygal High SchoolCrows Nest	Crows Nest	Government	1135	905	12.4
35	Stella Maris CollegeManly	Manly	Independent	1135	1,006	11.1
37	Mercy Catholic CollegeChatswood	Chatswood	Catholic	1134	728	12.9
38	Killarney Heights High SchoolKillarney Heights	Killarney Heights	Government	1132	969	14.6
38	Parramatta High SchoolParramatta	Parramatta	Government	1132	1,128	14.7
40	St Joseph's CollegeHunters Hill	Hunters Hill	Independent	1130	1,100	11.2
41	Newtown High School of Performing ArtsNewtown	Newtown	Government	1127	1,145	15.0
42	Mosman High SchoolMosman	Mosman	Government	1126	1,087	14.4
43	Rosebank CollegeFive Dock	Five Dock	Independent	1125	1,472	12.4
43	St Ives High SchoolSt Ives	St Ives	Government	1125	1,756	13.5
45	Oakhill CollegeCastle Hill	Castle Hill	Independent	1124	2,242	14.9
46	Castle Hill High SchoolCastle Hill	Castle Hill	Government	1121	1,845	14.8
47	Marist College EastwoodEastwood	Eastwood	Catholic	1119	976	13.9
48	St Clare's CollegeWaverley	Waverley	Catholic	1118	773	13.9
48	The Ponds High SchoolThe Ponds	The Ponds	Government	1118	2,321	15.2
48	Turramurra High SchoolSouth Turramurra	South Turramurra	Government	1118	987	14.4
51	Epping Boys High SchoolEastwood	Eastwood	Government	1117	1,493	14.2
52	Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys CampusBalgowlah	Balgowlah	Government	1115	1,100	14.4
52	Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls CampusManly Vale	Manly Vale	Government	1115	1,023	14.4
54	Brigidine College RandwickRandwick	Randwick	Catholic	1114	851	13.6
54	Riverside Girls High SchoolGladesville	Gladesville	Government	1114	665	12.9
56	St Leo's Catholic CollegeWahroonga	Wahroonga	Catholic	1113	1,055	13.5
57	Sydney Secondary College Balmain CampusRozelle	Rozelle	Government	1112	854	13.2
58	Alpha Omega Senior CollegeAuburn	Auburn	Independent	1111	822	13.5
58	Carlingford High SchoolCarlingford	Carlingford	Government	1111	1,772	14.8
60	Pennant Hills High SchoolPennant Hills	Pennant Hills	Government	1109	1,131	14.0
61	Bradfield CollegeSt Leonards	St Leonards	Government	1108	322	8.6
62	Rose Bay Secondary CollegeDover Heights	Dover Heights	Government	1107	1,127	14.0
63	Hunters Hill High SchoolHunters Hill	Hunters Hill	Government	1104	790	13.3
63	Inner Sydney High SchoolSurry Hills	Surry Hills	Government	1104	1,161	15.0
63	St Mary Star of the Sea CollegeWollongong	Wollongong	Independent	1104	1,128	12.3
63	Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt CampusLeichhardt	Leichhardt	Government	1104	784	13.9
67	Australian Performing Arts Grammar SchoolGlebe	Glebe	Independent	1103	129	13.5
67	Crestwood High SchoolBaulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	Government	1103	1,022	13.5
69	Ryde Secondary CollegeRyde	Ryde	Government	1102	1,487	14.4
70	Marist Sisters' College WoolwichWoolwich	Woolwich	Catholic	1101	937	13.4
71	Marcellin CollegeRandwick	Randwick	Catholic	1100	964	13.5
72	Centre of Excellence in Agricultural EducationRichmond	Richmond	Government	1098	11	0.5
72	Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior CampusFreshwater	Freshwater	Government	1098	647	10.7
74	St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary)Stanhope Gardens	Stanhope Gardens	Catholic	1097	1,166	14.0
75	Gilroy Catholic CollegeCastle Hill	Castle Hill	Catholic	1096	1,307	14.2
75	St Francis Xavier's CollegeHamilton	Hamilton	Catholic	1096	959	10.5
75	Tempe High SchoolTempe	Tempe	Government	1096	985	14.8
78	St Ursula's CollegeKingsgrove	Kingsgrove	Catholic	1095	1,110	13.5
79	Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusGlebe	Glebe	Government	1094	798	11.8
80	St Patrick's College SutherlandSutherland	Sutherland	Catholic	1093	1,227	13.7
81	Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and DesignDulwich Hill	Dulwich Hill	Government	1092	804	13.1
81	Kirrawee High SchoolKirrawee	Kirrawee	Government	1092	1,185	14.2
83	Domremy Catholic CollegeFive Dock	Five Dock	Catholic	1091	858	14.1
83	St Paul's Catholic CollegeManly	Manly	Catholic	1091	468	11.1
85	Glenwood High SchoolGlenwood	Glenwood	Government	1090	1,507	14.1
85	Marist Catholic College PenshurstMortdale	Mortdale	Catholic	1090	1,343	13.9
85	Trinity Catholic CollegeAdamstown	Adamstown	Catholic	1090	849	11.6
88	Davidson High SchoolFrenchs Forest	Frenchs Forest	Government	1089	790	13.9
88	St Aloysius College CronullaCronulla	Cronulla	Catholic	1089	482	11.8
88	St Patrick's Marist CollegeDundas	Dundas	Catholic	1089	1,070	14.6
91	Ku-ring-gai High SchoolNorth Turramurra	North Turramurra	Government	1088	536	10.6
91	St Columba's Catholic CollegeSpringwood	Springwood	Catholic	1088	1,112	13.0
91	St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)Marsden Park	Marsden Park	Catholic	1088	940	15.6
94	Catherine McAuley WestmeadWestmead	Westmead	Catholic	1087	1,210	14.5
95	Burwood Girls High SchoolCroydon	Croydon	Government	1086	1,084	14.4
95	Kellyville High SchoolKellyville	Kellyville	Government	1086	869	13.0
95	Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College BurraneerCronulla	Cronulla	Catholic	1086	421	11.7
95	Parramatta Marist High SchoolWestmead	Westmead	Catholic	1086	1,043	13.7
99	Mater Maria Catholic CollegeWarriewood	Warriewood	Catholic	1085	1,098	13.0
100	Bethany CollegeHurstville	Hurstville	Catholic	1083	1,091	14.4
100	Edmund Rice CollegeWest Wollongong	West Wollongong	Independent	1083	1,054	13.3
100	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart CollegeKensington	Kensington	Catholic	1083	702	12.9

Ranked by ICSEA, highest first, among secondary 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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Secondary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

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