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Barker College

Hornsby, 2077 — in Hornsby - East

SectorSchools
Non-Government
Secondary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1166
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Hornsby - East
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Barker College is a non-government secondary school in Hornsby - East, Sydney. It had 2,856 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1166, above the national average of 1000 (97th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Barker College 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.

1166ICSEA — 166 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 97% of Australian schools
+166
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 2%Lower-middle quarter 6%Upper-middle quarter 21%Top quarter 71%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

2,856students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 1,173 · 41%
  • Boys 1,683 · 59%

Language background

  • Language other than English 15%
  • English only 10%
  • Not stated 75%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Barker College has an ICSEA of 1166, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 97% of Australian schools. 71% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 2% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 2,856 students in 2025 (1,173 girls, 1,683 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 15% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Barker College — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1166
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+166
ICSEA percentile97
Bottom quarter of advantage2%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage6%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage21%
Top quarter of advantage71%
Total enrolment2,856
Girls1,173 (41%)
Boys1,683 (59%)
Language other than English15%
English only10%
Not stated75%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander1%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Barker College are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
Non-Government school
Type
Secondary
Enrolment
2,856 students
ICSEA
1166 · 97th percentile
Address
Hornsby 2077

Barker College: common questions

Is Barker College a public or private school?
Barker College is a non-government (non-government) secondary school in Hornsby - East, Sydney.
How many students go to Barker College?
Barker College had 2,856 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is Barker College's ICSEA?
Barker College has an ICSEA of 1166, above the national average of 1000 (97th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Barker College located?
Barker College is at Hornsby 2077, in the Hornsby - East SA2.

Other schools in Hornsby - East

Barker College Junior SchoolNon-Government · PrimaryHornsby Girls High SchoolState · Secondary

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).