Government secondary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

405 government secondary schools in New South Wales have a published ICSEA. The top 100 are listed here; every school's own page shows where it sits in the state. 6 more have no published ICSEA and are not ranked.

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#	School	Suburb	ICSEA	Students	Students per teacher
1	James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolCarlingford	Carlingford	1222	857	14.0
2	Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly CampusNorth Curl Curl	North Curl Curl	1217	766	12.9
3	Hornsby Girls High SchoolHornsby	Hornsby	1209	722	13.5
4	Normanhurst Boys High SchoolNormanhurst	Normanhurst	1207	752	12.9
5	Merewether High SchoolBroadmeadow	Broadmeadow	1206	1,080	14.8
6	Baulkham Hills High SchoolBaulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	1203	1,223	13.8
6	North Sydney Girls High SchoolCrows Nest	Crows Nest	1203	916	14.4
8	Girraween High SchoolGirraween	Girraween	1199	784	13.9
9	North Sydney Boys High SchoolCrows Nest	Crows Nest	1195	933	14.0
10	Conservatorium High SchoolSydney	Sydney	1194	156	7.7
11	Sydney Girls High SchoolSurry Hills	Surry Hills	1193	929	14.7
12	Sydney Boys High SchoolMoore Park	Moore Park	1189	1,205	15.0
13	Penrith High SchoolPenrith	Penrith	1186	930	14.8
13	Smiths Hill High SchoolWollongong	Wollongong	1186	736	13.4
15	Fort Street High SchoolPetersham	Petersham	1176	917	14.3
16	Caringbah High SchoolCaringbah	Caringbah	1172	908	14.3
17	Gosford High SchoolGosford	Gosford	1157	1,067	14.8
18	Willoughby Girls High SchoolWilloughby	Willoughby	1152	1,036	14.0
19	St George Girls High SchoolKogarah	Kogarah	1148	908	14.5
20	Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolGlenfield	Glenfield	1147	934	13.3
20	Killara High SchoolKillara	Killara	1147	1,803	15.1
22	Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolCherrybrook	Cherrybrook	1146	2,098	15.6
23	Cheltenham Girls High SchoolBeecroft	Beecroft	1142	1,436	15.5
24	Chatswood High SchoolChatswood	Chatswood	1137	2,147	15.6
25	Sydney Technical High SchoolBexley	Bexley	1136	907	14.1
26	Cammeraygal High SchoolCrows Nest	Crows Nest	1135	905	12.4
27	Killarney Heights High SchoolKillarney Heights	Killarney Heights	1132	969	14.6
27	Parramatta High SchoolParramatta	Parramatta	1132	1,128	14.7
29	Newtown High School of Performing ArtsNewtown	Newtown	1127	1,145	15.0
30	Mosman High SchoolMosman	Mosman	1126	1,087	14.4
31	St Ives High SchoolSt Ives	St Ives	1125	1,756	13.5
32	Castle Hill High SchoolCastle Hill	Castle Hill	1121	1,845	14.8
33	The Ponds High SchoolThe Ponds	The Ponds	1118	2,321	15.2
33	Turramurra High SchoolSouth Turramurra	South Turramurra	1118	987	14.4
35	Epping Boys High SchoolEastwood	Eastwood	1117	1,493	14.2
36	Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys CampusBalgowlah	Balgowlah	1115	1,100	14.4
36	Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls CampusManly Vale	Manly Vale	1115	1,023	14.4
38	Riverside Girls High SchoolGladesville	Gladesville	1114	665	12.9
39	Sydney Secondary College Balmain CampusRozelle	Rozelle	1112	854	13.2
40	Carlingford High SchoolCarlingford	Carlingford	1111	1,772	14.8
41	Pennant Hills High SchoolPennant Hills	Pennant Hills	1109	1,131	14.0
42	Bradfield CollegeSt Leonards	St Leonards	1108	322	8.6
43	Rose Bay Secondary CollegeDover Heights	Dover Heights	1107	1,127	14.0
44	Hunters Hill High SchoolHunters Hill	Hunters Hill	1104	790	13.3
44	Inner Sydney High SchoolSurry Hills	Surry Hills	1104	1,161	15.0
44	Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt CampusLeichhardt	Leichhardt	1104	784	13.9
47	Crestwood High SchoolBaulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	1103	1,022	13.5
48	Ryde Secondary CollegeRyde	Ryde	1102	1,487	14.4
49	Centre of Excellence in Agricultural EducationRichmond	Richmond	1098	11	0.5
49	Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior CampusFreshwater	Freshwater	1098	647	10.7
51	Tempe High SchoolTempe	Tempe	1096	985	14.8
52	Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusGlebe	Glebe	1094	798	11.8
53	Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and DesignDulwich Hill	Dulwich Hill	1092	804	13.1
53	Kirrawee High SchoolKirrawee	Kirrawee	1092	1,185	14.2
55	Glenwood High SchoolGlenwood	Glenwood	1090	1,507	14.1
56	Davidson High SchoolFrenchs Forest	Frenchs Forest	1089	790	13.9
57	Ku-ring-gai High SchoolNorth Turramurra	North Turramurra	1088	536	10.6
58	Burwood Girls High SchoolCroydon	Croydon	1086	1,084	14.4
58	Kellyville High SchoolKellyville	Kellyville	1086	869	13.0
60	Asquith Girls High SchoolAsquith	Asquith	1082	669	13.5
60	Muirfield High SchoolNorth Rocks	North Rocks	1082	836	13.1
62	Barrenjoey High SchoolAvalon Beach	Avalon Beach	1081	865	13.7
62	Macquarie Fields High SchoolMacquarie Fields	Macquarie Fields	1081	1,091	13.6
64	Strathfield Girls High SchoolStrathfield	Strathfield	1077	1,063	14.1
65	Wollongong High School of the Performing ArtsFairy Meadow	Fairy Meadow	1075	1,169	13.9
66	Ashfield Boys High SchoolAshfield	Ashfield	1074	751	13.7
67	Melonba High SchoolMelonba	Melonba	1073	704	14.7
67	Model Farms High SchoolBaulkham Hills	Baulkham Hills	1073	1,021	13.8
69	Macarthur Girls High SchoolParramatta	Parramatta	1071	997	14.7
69	Pittwater High SchoolMona Vale	Mona Vale	1071	881	13.4
69	Randwick High SchoolRandwick	Randwick	1071	1,461	13.1
72	Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High SchoolNorthmead	Northmead	1069	1,239	14.6
73	Concord High SchoolConcord	Concord	1068	1,206	13.7
73	Jerrabomberra High SchoolJerrabomberra	Jerrabomberra	1068	333	10.8
75	Rouse Hill High SchoolRouse Hill	Rouse Hill	1067	1,316	14.7
76	Kotara High SchoolAdamstown	Adamstown	1066	1,130	13.2
77	Blaxland High SchoolBlaxland	Blaxland	1065	998	13.6
78	Woolooware High SchoolWoolooware	Woolooware	1063	788	13.2
79	The Forest High SchoolFrenchs Forest	Frenchs Forest	1062	769	12.7
79	Wentworth Point High SchoolWentworth Point	Wentworth Point	1062	188	8.1
81	Cumberland High SchoolCarlingford	Carlingford	1060	1,173	14.0
82	Canterbury Girls High SchoolCanterbury	Canterbury	1059	722	13.5
83	Bulli High SchoolBulli	Bulli	1058	979	13.3
84	Lambton High SchoolLambton	Lambton	1057	1,176	13.0
85	Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer CampusCromer	Cromer	1056	1,157	13.5
85	Warners Bay High SchoolWarners Bay	Warners Bay	1056	1,161	14.0
87	Blacktown Boys High SchoolBlacktown	Blacktown	1053	898	13.5
88	Marrickville High SchoolMarrickville	Marrickville	1052	625	9.2
88	St Marys Senior High SchoolSt Marys	St Marys	1052	926	13.7
90	Engadine High SchoolEngadine	Engadine	1051	1,063	14.0
90	The Jannali High SchoolJannali	Jannali	1051	925	14.1
92	Byron Bay High SchoolByron Bay	Byron Bay	1050	820	14.4
92	Cronulla High SchoolCronulla	Cronulla	1050	1,205	15.0
92	Marsden High SchoolMeadowbank	Meadowbank	1050	1,298	12.1
92	Port Hacking High SchoolMiranda	Miranda	1050	950	13.0
96	Gymea Technology High SchoolGymea	Gymea	1048	554	12.5
97	Blacktown Girls High SchoolBlacktown	Blacktown	1046	1,080	14.3
97	Menai High SchoolMenai	Menai	1046	1,062	13.9
99	Asquith Boys High SchoolAsquith	Asquith	1045	542	11.1
99	Kincumber High SchoolKincumber	Kincumber	1045	1,002	13.4

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

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