State school · Secondary

Burwood Girls High School

Croydon, 2132 — in Croydon

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1086

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Croydon

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Burwood Girls High School is a state secondary school in Croydon, Sydney. It had 1,084 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Croydon Park - Enfield, Croydon, Ashfield - North, Ashfield - South and Haberfield - Summer Hill and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1086, above the national average of 1000 (80th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Burwood Girls 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.

1086ICSEA — 86 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 80% of Australian schools

+86

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 12%Lower-middle quarter 20%Upper-middle quarter 32%Top quarter 35%

12%20%32%35%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,084students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 1,083 · 100%
Boys 1 · 0%

Language background

Language other than English 64%
English only 36%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Burwood Girls High School has an ICSEA of 1086, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 80% of Australian schools. 35% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 12% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,084 students in 2025 (1,083 girls, 1 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 64% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Burwood Girls High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1086
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+86
ICSEA percentile	80
Bottom quarter of advantage	12%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	20%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	32%
Top quarter of advantage	35%
Total enrolment	1,084
Girls	1,083 (100%)
Boys	1 (0%)
Language other than English	64%
English only	36%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,084 students
ICSEA: 1086 · 80th percentile
Address: Croydon 2132

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 Ashfield - North, Ashfield - South, Croydon, Croydon Park - Enfield, Haberfield - Summer Hill.

Also parts of Burwood (NSW), Campsie - North, Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Concord - Mortlake - Cabarita, Drummoyne - Rodd Point, Dulwich Hill - Lewisham, Five Dock - Abbotsford, Leichhardt, Lilyfield - Rozelle.

Burwood Girls High School: common questions

Is Burwood Girls High School a public or private school?

Burwood Girls High School is a government (public) secondary school in Croydon, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Burwood Girls High School?

Burwood Girls High School had 1,084 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Burwood Girls High School catchment?

Burwood Girls High School's enrolment catchment covers Croydon Park - Enfield, Croydon, Ashfield - North, Ashfield - South and Haberfield - Summer Hill, 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 Burwood Girls High School's ICSEA?

Burwood Girls High School has an ICSEA of 1086, above the national average of 1000 (80th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Burwood Girls High School located?

Burwood Girls High School is at Croydon 2132.

Other schools in Croydon

Presbyterian Ladies' College SydneyNon-Government · Combined Croydon Public SchoolState · Primary Holy Innocents' 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).