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Ambarvale High School

Rosemeadow, 2560 — in Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine

SectorSchools
State
Secondary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
925
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Ambarvale High School is a state secondary school in Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine, Sydney. It had 807 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Bradbury - Wedderburn, Douglas Park - Appin and Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine. Its ICSEA is 925, below the national average of 1000 (17th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Ambarvale High School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

925ICSEA — 75 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 17% of Australian schools
−75
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 60%Lower-middle quarter 27%Upper-middle quarter 10%Top quarter 3%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

807students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 376 · 47%
  • Boys 431 · 53%

Language background

  • Language other than English 37%
  • English only 63%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

14% of enrolment

Ambarvale High School has an ICSEA of 925, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 17% of Australian schools. 3% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 60% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 807 students in 2025 (376 girls, 431 boys), 14% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 37% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Ambarvale High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA925
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-75
ICSEA percentile17
Bottom quarter of advantage60%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage27%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage10%
Top quarter of advantage3%
Total enrolment807
Girls376 (47%)
Boys431 (53%)
Language other than English37%
English only63%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander14%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Ambarvale High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Secondary
Enrolment
807 students
ICSEA
925 · 17th percentile
Address
Rosemeadow 2560

Catchment area

NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment. This is a simplified outline — catchments can split a street, so confirm your exact address on the NSW Department of Education’s School Finder.

Map
Ambarvale High School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors

Ambarvale High School: common questions

Is Ambarvale High School a public or private school?
Ambarvale High School is a government (public) secondary school in Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Ambarvale High School?
Ambarvale High School had 807 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Ambarvale High School catchment?
Ambarvale High School's enrolment catchment covers Bradbury - Wedderburn, Douglas Park - Appin and Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine. Catchments can split a street, so confirm your address on the NSW Department of Education's School Finder.
What is Ambarvale High School's ICSEA?
Ambarvale High School has an ICSEA of 925, below the national average of 1000 (17th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Ambarvale High School located?
Ambarvale High School is at Rosemeadow 2560, in the Rosemeadow - Glen Alpine SA2.

School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).