top NSW schools by ICSEA
top 100 NSW government schools ranked by ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage). Higher ICSEA = more advantage in the school's community, not a quality score.
ICSEA is ACARA's Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage. The national average is 1000. It reflects parental occupation/education and indigenous + remote loadings — it does NOT measure school quality, teaching, or student outcomes. Schools with high ICSEA are typically in affluent communities; schools with low ICSEA serve lower-SES communities and often produce excellent value-add results despite the index.
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- 1.Woollahra PSOCICSEA 1193 (well above avg)
- 2.Beecroft PSOCICSEA 1187 (well above avg)
- 3.Northbridge PSICSEA 1181 (well above avg)
- 4.Turramurra PSICSEA 1181 (well above avg)
- 5.Lane Cove PSICSEA 1178 (well above avg)
- 6.Balgowlah Hts PSOCICSEA 1177 (well above avg)
- 7.Matthew Pearce PSOCICSEA 1177 (well above avg)
- 8.Bronte PSICSEA 1176 (well above avg)
- 9.Glenmore Rd PSICSEA 1176 (well above avg)
- 10.Pymble PSICSEA 1176 (well above avg)
- 11.Greenwich PSICSEA 1175 (well above avg)
- 12.Epping NPSICSEA 1174 (well above avg)
- 13.West Pymble PSICSEA 1173 (well above avg)
- 14.Balmain PSOCICSEA 1172 (well above avg)
- 15.Roseville PSICSEA 1172 (well above avg)
- 16.Turramurra NPSICSEA 1170 (well above avg)
- 17.Warrawee PSICSEA 1170 (well above avg)
- 18.Neutral Bay PSOCICSEA 1169 (well above avg)
- 19.Balgowlah NPSICSEA 1169 (well above avg)
- 20.Cammeray PSICSEA 1168 (well above avg)
- 21.John Purchase PSICSEA 1168 (well above avg)
- 22.Lindfield EPSOCICSEA 1167 (well above avg)
- 23.Summer Hill PSOCICSEA 1167 (well above avg)
- 24.Artarmon PSOCICSEA 1167 (well above avg)
- 25.Castle Cove PSICSEA 1167 (well above avg)
- 26.Seaforth PSICSEA 1165 (well above avg)
- 27.Beaumont Rd PSICSEA 1164 (well above avg)
- 28.St Ives NPSICSEA 1164 (well above avg)
- 29.Cherrybrook PSICSEA 1164 (well above avg)
- 30.Gordon EPSICSEA 1163 (well above avg)
- 31.Lane Cove WPSICSEA 1163 (well above avg)
- 32.Lindfield PSICSEA 1162 (well above avg)
- 33.Rozelle PSICSEA 1162 (well above avg)
- 34.Middle Harbour PSICSEA 1162 (well above avg)
- 35.Forest Lodge PSICSEA 1161 (well above avg)
- 36.Clovelly PSICSEA 1161 (well above avg)
- 37.Mosman PSICSEA 1157 (well above avg)
- 38.Darlinghurst PSICSEA 1156 (well above avg)
- 39.Ironbark Ridge PSOCICSEA 1156 (well above avg)
- 40.Bellevue Hill PSICSEA 1156 (well above avg)
- 41.Wahroonga PSOCICSEA 1156 (well above avg)
- 42.Randwick PSICSEA 1155 (well above avg)
- 43.Erskineville PSICSEA 1155 (well above avg)
- 44.St Ives PSICSEA 1155 (well above avg)
- 45.Paddington PSICSEA 1155 (well above avg)
- 46.Coogee PSICSEA 1154 (well above avg)
- 47.Beauty Pt PSICSEA 1154 (well above avg)
- 48.Lindfield LVICSEA 1152 (well above avg)
- 49.Epping Hts PSICSEA 1152 (well above avg)
- 50.Oakhill Drive PSICSEA 1152 (well above avg)
- 51.Lindfield LVICSEA 1152 (well above avg)
- 52.Willoughby GHSGirlsICSEA 1152 (well above avg)
- 53.Nicholson St PSICSEA 1151 (well above avg)
- 54.Manly Village PSICSEA 1151 (well above avg)
- 55.Excelsior PSICSEA 1150 (well above avg)
- 56.Killarney Hts PSICSEA 1150 (well above avg)
- 57.Waverley PSICSEA 1150 (well above avg)
- 58.Gordon WPSICSEA 1150 (well above avg)
- 59.Hunters Hill PSICSEA 1149 (well above avg)
- 60.Dobroyd Pt PSICSEA 1149 (well above avg)
- 61.Killara PSICSEA 1148 (well above avg)
- 62.Annandale NPSICSEA 1148 (well above avg)
- 63.Hornsby NPSICSEA 1148 (well above avg)
- 64.Waitara PSOCICSEA 1148 (well above avg)
- 65.Manly WPSICSEA 1147 (well above avg)
- 66.Bella Vista PSICSEA 1147 (well above avg)
- 67.Epping PSICSEA 1147 (well above avg)
- 68.Anzac Park PSICSEA 1147 (well above avg)
- 69.Killara HSICSEA 1147 (well above avg)
- 70.Cherrybrook THSICSEA 1146 (well above avg)
- 71.Annandale PSICSEA 1145 (well above avg)
- 72.Rose Bay PSICSEA 1145 (well above avg)
- 73.Vaucluse PSICSEA 1145 (well above avg)
- 74.Boronia Park PSICSEA 1145 (well above avg)
- 75.Yeo Park ISICSEA 1144 (well above avg)
- 76.Truscott St PSICSEA 1144 (well above avg)
- 77.Nth Sydney PSICSEA 1144 (well above avg)
- 78.Willoughby PSICSEA 1143 (well above avg)
- 79.Chatswood PSOCICSEA 1143 (well above avg)
- 80.Mowbray PSICSEA 1143 (well above avg)
- 81.Australia St ISICSEA 1143 (well above avg)
- 82.Pennant Hls PSICSEA 1143 (well above avg)
- 83.Murray Farm PSICSEA 1142 (well above avg)
- 84.Thornleigh WPSICSEA 1142 (well above avg)
- 85.Cheltenham GHSGirlsICSEA 1142 (well above avg)
- 86.Riverbank PSICSEA 1141 (well above avg)
- 87.Forestville PSICSEA 1141 (well above avg)
- 88.Russell Lea PSICSEA 1140 (well above avg)
- 89.Newtown PSICSEA 1140 (well above avg)
- 90.Crestwood PSICSEA 1139 (well above avg)
- 91.Bondi PSICSEA 1139 (well above avg)
- 92.Hamilton SPSICSEA 1139 (well above avg)
- 93.Normanhurst PSICSEA 1139 (well above avg)
- 94.Allambie Hts PSICSEA 1138 (well above avg)
- 95.Stanmore PSICSEA 1138 (well above avg)
- 96.Harbord PSICSEA 1137 (well above avg)
- 97.Drummoyne PSICSEA 1137 (well above avg)
- 98.Petersham PSICSEA 1137 (well above avg)
- 99.Nth Rocks PSOCICSEA 1137 (well above avg)
- 100.Chatswood HSpartialICSEA 1137 (well above avg)
ICSEA values from data.nsw.gov.au Master Dataset (CC-BY). Updated annually.