State school · Secondary

Barrenjoey High School

Avalon Beach, 2107 — in Avalon - Palm Beach

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1081

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Avalon - Palm Beach

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Barrenjoey High School is a state secondary school in Avalon - Palm Beach, Sydney. It had 865 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Avalon - Palm Beach and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1081, above the national average of 1000 (79th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Barrenjoey 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.

1081ICSEA — 81 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 79% of Australian schools

+81

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 9%Lower-middle quarter 26%Upper-middle quarter 34%Top quarter 31%

9%26%34%31%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

865students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 408 · 47%
Boys 457 · 53%

Language background

Language other than English 13%
English only 87%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

Barrenjoey High School has an ICSEA of 1081, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 79% of Australian schools. 31% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 9% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 865 students in 2025 (408 girls, 457 boys), 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 13% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Barrenjoey High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1081
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+81
ICSEA percentile	79
Bottom quarter of advantage	9%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	26%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	34%
Top quarter of advantage	31%
Total enrolment	865
Girls	408 (47%)
Boys	457 (53%)
Language other than English	13%
English only	87%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	0%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Barrenjoey High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 865 students
ICSEA: 1081 · 79th percentile
Address: Avalon Beach 2107

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

Secondary (Years 7–12)

Covers Avalon - Palm Beach.

Also parts of Bayview - Elanora Heights, Newport - Bilgola.

Barrenjoey High School: common questions

Is Barrenjoey High School a public or private school?

Barrenjoey High School is a government (public) secondary school in Avalon - Palm Beach, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Barrenjoey High School?

Barrenjoey High School had 865 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Barrenjoey High School catchment?

Barrenjoey High School's enrolment catchment covers Avalon - Palm Beach, plus parts of nearby suburbs. Catchments can split a street, so confirm your address on the NSW Department of Education's School Finder.

What is Barrenjoey High School's ICSEA?

Barrenjoey High School has an ICSEA of 1081, above the national average of 1000 (79th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Barrenjoey High School located?

Barrenjoey High School is at Avalon Beach 2107, in the Avalon - Palm Beach SA2.

Other schools in Avalon - Palm Beach

Avalon Public SchoolState · Primary Barrenjoey Montessori SchoolNon-Government · Primary Maria Regina Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary

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).