Schools in Darling Island

There are 20 schools in and around Darling Island: 8 primary, 6 secondary, 5 combined and 1 special. Their ICSEA scores run from 817 to 1274 (ACARA).

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Darling Island 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
Sydney Grammar School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1274	1,925
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
International Grammar School	Combined	Independent	K-12	1170	1,224
Westbourne College Sydney	Secondary	Independent	10-12	1153	65
Nicholson Street Public School	Primary	Government	K-6	1151	95
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point	Secondary	Independent	7-12	1138	1,044
St Mary's Cathedral College	Combined	Catholic	K-12	1125	937
St James Catholic Primary School	Primary	Catholic	K-6	1125	152
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
GOAL College	Special	Independent	11-12	1027	204
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School	Primary	Independent	K-6	817	38
Observatory Hill Environmental Education Centre	Combined	Government	–	–	–

Sydney Grammar School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1274
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
International Grammar School
Combined · Independent · K-12
1170
Westbourne College Sydney
Secondary · Independent · 10-12
1153
Nicholson Street Public School
Primary · Government · K-6
1151
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Secondary · Independent · 7-12
1138
St Mary's Cathedral College
Combined · Catholic · K-12
1125
St James Catholic Primary School
Primary · Catholic · K-6
1125
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
GOAL College
Special · Independent · 11-12
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.

School zones go by address, not suburb

A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Darling Island can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the NSW education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.

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