Schools in Sydney, NSW

Showing the top 50 of 58 schools in the Sydney region, ranked by ICSEA score.

#	School	Suburb	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre	The Rocks	Combined	Government	–	–	–
2	Sydney Grammar School	Darlinghurst	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,274	1,925
3	SCEGGS Darlinghurst	Darlinghurst	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,209	936
4	Conservatorium High School	Sydney	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,194	156
5	Sydney Girls High School	Surry Hills	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,193	929
6	St Andrew's Cathedral School	Sydney	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,189	1,436
7	International Grammar School	Ultimo	Combined	Independent	K-12	1,170	1,224
8	St Brendan's Catholic Primary School	Annandale	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,166	155
9	Forest Lodge Public School	Forest Lodge	Primary	Government	K-6	1,161	307
10	Darlinghurst Public School	Potts Point	Primary	Government	K-6	1,156	210
11	Erskineville Public School	Erskineville	Primary	Government	K-6	1,155	334
12	Westbourne College Sydney	Ultimo	Secondary	Independent	10-12	1,153	65
13	Annandale North Public School	Annandale	Primary	Government	K-6	1,148	359
14	St Vincent's College	Potts Point	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1,145	755
15	Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School	Kensington	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,145	412
16	St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Erskineville	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,145	169
17	Annandale Public School	Annandale	Primary	Government	P-6	1,145	363
18	Australia Street Infants School	Newtown	Primary	Government	P-2	1,143	104
19	Newtown Public School	Newtown	Primary	Government	K-6	1,140	272
20	St Scholastica's College Glebe Point	Glebe	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1,138	1,044
21	Bourke Street Public School	Surry Hills	Primary	Government	K-6	1,135	381
22	Newtown North Public School	Newtown	Primary	Government	K-6	1,132	221
23	Camdenville Public School	Newtown	Primary	Government	P-6	1,132	310
24	Newtown High School of Performing Arts	Newtown	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,127	1,145
25	St James Catholic Primary School	Glebe	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,125	152
26	St Mary's Cathedral College	Sydney	Combined	Catholic	K-12	1,125	937
27	Kensington Public School	Kensington	Primary	Government	K-6	1,120	381
28	Crown Street Public School	Surry Hills	Primary	Government	K-6	1,114	288
29	Inner Sydney High School	Surry Hills	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,104	1,161
30	Australian Performing Arts Grammar School	Glebe	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1,103	129
31	St Pius' Catholic Primary School	Enmore	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,100	121
32	St Peters Public School	St Peters	Primary	Government	K-6	1,099	154
33	Tempe Public School	Tempe	Primary	Government	K-6	1,096	346
34	Tempe High School	Tempe	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,096	985
35	Sydney Distance Education Primary School	Surry Hills	Primary	Government	K-6	1,094	124
36	Fort Street Public School	Sydney	Primary	Government	K-6	1,094	284
37	Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus	Glebe	Secondary	Government	11-12	1,094	798
38	St Therese Catholic Primary School	Mascot	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1,089	608
39	Ultimo Public School	Ultimo	Primary	Government	K-6	1,088	483
40	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College	Kensington	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,083	702
41	The Athena School	Newtown	Combined	Independent	K-10	1,058	52
42	Alexandria Park Community School	Alexandria	Combined	Government	K-12	1,052	1,313
43	Central Sydney Intensive English High School	Alexandria	Secondary	Government	7-11	1,037	142
44	Mascot Public School	Mascot	Primary	Government	P-6	1,035	397
45	Sydney Distance Education High School	Woolloomooloo	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,032	615
46	Darlington Public School	Chippendale	Primary	Government	P-6	1,030	147
47	Australian International High School	Sydney	Secondary	Independent	–	1,028	–
48	Macquarie Grammar School	Sydney	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1,027	84
49	GOAL College	Ultimo	Special	Independent	11-12	1,027	204
50	Mackillop Education Waranara School	Annandale	Special	Independent	9-12	1,019	85

#1Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre

The Rocks·Combined · Government

#2Sydney Grammar School

Darlinghurst·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,274

#3SCEGGS Darlinghurst

Darlinghurst·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,209

#4Conservatorium High School

Sydney·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,194

#5Sydney Girls High School

Surry Hills·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,193

#6St Andrew's Cathedral School

Sydney·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,189

#7International Grammar School

Ultimo·Combined · Independent · K-12

ICSEA

1,170

#8St Brendan's Catholic Primary School

Annandale·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,166

#9Forest Lodge Public School

Forest Lodge·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,161

#10Darlinghurst Public School

Potts Point·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,156

#11Erskineville Public School

Erskineville·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,155

#12Westbourne College Sydney

Ultimo·Secondary · Independent · 10-12

ICSEA

1,153

#13Annandale North Public School

Annandale·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,148

#14St Vincent's College

Potts Point·Secondary · Independent · 7-12

ICSEA

1,145

#15Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

Kensington·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,145

#16St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Erskineville·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,145

#17Annandale Public School

Annandale·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,145

#18Australia Street Infants School

Newtown·Primary · Government · P-2

ICSEA

1,143

#19Newtown Public School

Newtown·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,140

#20St Scholastica's College Glebe Point

Glebe·Secondary · Independent · 7-12

ICSEA

1,138

#21Bourke Street Public School

Surry Hills·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,135

#22Newtown North Public School

Newtown·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,132

#23Camdenville Public School

Newtown·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,132

#24Newtown High School of Performing Arts

Newtown·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,127

#25St James Catholic Primary School

Glebe·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,125

#26St Mary's Cathedral College

Sydney·Combined · Catholic · K-12

ICSEA

1,125

#27Kensington Public School

Kensington·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,120

#28Crown Street Public School

Surry Hills·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,114

#29Inner Sydney High School

Surry Hills·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,104

#30Australian Performing Arts Grammar School

Glebe·Secondary · Independent · 7-12

ICSEA

1,103

#31St Pius' Catholic Primary School

Enmore·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,100

#32St Peters Public School

St Peters·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,099

#33Tempe Public School

Tempe·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,096

#34Tempe High School

Tempe·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,096

#35Sydney Distance Education Primary School

Surry Hills·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,094

#36Fort Street Public School

Sydney·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,094

#37Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus

Glebe·Secondary · Government · 11-12

ICSEA

1,094

#38St Therese Catholic Primary School

Mascot·Primary · Catholic · K-6

ICSEA

1,089

#39Ultimo Public School

Ultimo·Primary · Government · K-6

ICSEA

1,088

#40Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

Kensington·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,083

#41The Athena School

Newtown·Combined · Independent · K-10

ICSEA

1,058

#42Alexandria Park Community School

Alexandria·Combined · Government · K-12

ICSEA

1,052

#43Central Sydney Intensive English High School

Alexandria·Secondary · Government · 7-11

ICSEA

1,037

#44Mascot Public School

Mascot·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,035

#45Sydney Distance Education High School

Woolloomooloo·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,032

#46Darlington Public School

Chippendale·Primary · Government · P-6

ICSEA

1,030

#47Australian International High School

Sydney·Secondary · Independent

ICSEA

1,028

#48Macquarie Grammar School

Sydney·Secondary · Independent · 7-12

ICSEA

1,027

#49GOAL College

Ultimo·Special · Independent · 11-12

ICSEA

1,027

#50Mackillop Education Waranara School

Annandale·Special · Independent · 9-12

ICSEA

1,019

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