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Blakehurst High School

Blakehurst, 2221 — in South Hurstville - Blakehurst

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1043

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

South Hurstville - Blakehurst

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Blakehurst High School is a state secondary school in South Hurstville - Blakehurst, Sydney. It had 1,013 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers South Hurstville - Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1043, above the national average of 1000 (66th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Blakehurst 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.

1043ICSEA — 43 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 66% of Australian schools

+43

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 18%Lower-middle quarter 30%Upper-middle quarter 33%Top quarter 19%

18%30%33%19%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,013students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 432 · 43%
Boys 581 · 57%

Language background

Language other than English 81%
English only 19%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Blakehurst High School has an ICSEA of 1043, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 66% of Australian schools. 19% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 18% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,013 students in 2025 (432 girls, 581 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 81% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Blakehurst High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1043
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+43
ICSEA percentile	66
Bottom quarter of advantage	18%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	33%
Top quarter of advantage	19%
Total enrolment	1,013
Girls	432 (43%)
Boys	581 (57%)
Language other than English	81%
English only	19%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,013 students
ICSEA: 1043 · 66th percentile
Address: Blakehurst 2221

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 Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah, South Hurstville - Blakehurst.

Also parts of Bexley - South, Hurstville - Central, Oatley - Hurstville Grove.

Blakehurst High School: common questions

Is Blakehurst High School a public or private school?

Blakehurst High School is a government (public) secondary school in South Hurstville - Blakehurst, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Blakehurst High School?

Blakehurst High School had 1,013 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Blakehurst High School catchment?

Blakehurst High School's enrolment catchment covers South Hurstville - Blakehurst and Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah, 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 Blakehurst High School's ICSEA?

Blakehurst High School has an ICSEA of 1043, above the national average of 1000 (66th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Blakehurst High School located?

Blakehurst High School is at Blakehurst 2221, in the South Hurstville - Blakehurst SA2.

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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).