Schools in Balmain East

There are 20 schools in and around Balmain East: 10 primary, 6 secondary and 4 combined. Their ICSEA scores run from 817 to 1223 (ACARA).

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Balmain East schools by ICSEA

ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.

School	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
St Aloysius' College	Combined	Independent	3-12	1223	1,347
SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1205	1,724
Conservatorium High School	Secondary	Government	7-12	1194	156
St Andrew's Cathedral School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1189	1,436
Inner Sydney Montessori School	Primary	Independent	K-6	1178	95
Balmain Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1172	321
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1170	349
Rozelle Public School	Primary	Government	P-6	1162	507
Nicholson Street Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1151	95
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1138	1,044
Birchgrove Public School	Primary	Government	P-6	1132	214
St James Catholic Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1125	152
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus	Secondary	Government	7-10	1112	854
Fort Street Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1094	284
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus	Secondary	Government	11-12	1094	798
Ultimo Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1088	483
Australian International High School	Secondary	Independent	–	1028	–
Macquarie Grammar School	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1027	84
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School	Primary	Independent	K-6	817	38
Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre	Combined	Government	–	–	–

St Aloysius' College
Combined · Independent · 3-12
1223
SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1205
Conservatorium High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1194
St Andrew's Cathedral School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1189
Inner Sydney Montessori School
Primary · Independent · K-6
1178
Balmain Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1172
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1170
Rozelle Public School
Primary · Government · P-6
1162
Nicholson Street Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1151
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Secondary · Independent · 7-12
1138
Birchgrove Public School
Primary · Government · P-6
1132
St James Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1125
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus
Secondary · Government · 7-10
1112
Fort Street Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1094
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus
Secondary · Government · 11-12
1094
Ultimo Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1088
Australian International High School
Secondary · Independent
1028
Macquarie Grammar School
Secondary · Independent · 7-12
1027
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School
Primary · Independent · K-6
817
Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre
Combined · Government
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1100 and above1000 to 1099Below 1000School data licensed from ACARA under CC BY 4.0.

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