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Carlingford High School

Carlingford, 2118 — in Carlingford - East

SectorSchools
State
Secondary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1111
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Carlingford - East
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Carlingford High School is a state secondary school in Carlingford - East, Sydney. It had 1,772 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Epping (East) - North Epping, Epping (NSW) - West and Carlingford - East and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1111, above the national average of 1000 (87th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Carlingford 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.

1111ICSEA — 111 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 87% of Australian schools
+111
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 6%Lower-middle quarter 16%Upper-middle quarter 34%Top quarter 44%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,772students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 688 · 39%
  • Boys 1,084 · 61%

Language background

  • Language other than English 84%
  • English only 16%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

Carlingford High School has an ICSEA of 1111, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 87% of Australian schools. 44% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 6% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,772 students in 2025 (688 girls, 1,084 boys), 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 84% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Carlingford High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1111
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+111
ICSEA percentile87
Bottom quarter of advantage6%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage16%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage34%
Top quarter of advantage44%
Total enrolment1,772
Girls688 (39%)
Boys1,084 (61%)
Language other than English84%
English only16%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander0%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Carlingford High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Secondary
Enrolment
1,772 students
ICSEA
1111 · 87th percentile
Address
Carlingford 2118

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
Carlingford High School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Secondary (Years 7–12)

Covers Carlingford - East, Epping (East) - North Epping, Epping (NSW) - West.

Also parts of Carlingford - West, Cherrybrook, Eastwood, Macquarie Park - Marsfield, Pennant Hills - Cheltenham, Turramurra, West Pennant Hills.

Carlingford High School: common questions

Is Carlingford High School a public or private school?
Carlingford High School is a government (public) secondary school in Carlingford - East, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Carlingford High School?
Carlingford High School had 1,772 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Carlingford High School catchment?
Carlingford High School's enrolment catchment covers Epping (East) - North Epping, Epping (NSW) - West and Carlingford - East, 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 Carlingford High School's ICSEA?
Carlingford High School has an ICSEA of 1111, above the national average of 1000 (87th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Carlingford High School located?
Carlingford High School is at Carlingford 2118, in the Carlingford - East 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).