State school · Secondary

Cumberland High School

Carlingford, 2118 — in Carlingford - West

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1060

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Carlingford - West

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Cumberland High School is a state secondary school in Carlingford - West, Sydney. It had 1,173 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Oatlands - Dundas Valley, Ermington - Rydalmere and Carlingford - West and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1060, above the national average of 1000 (72nd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Cumberland 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.

1060ICSEA — 60 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 72% of Australian schools

+60

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 16%Lower-middle quarter 24%Upper-middle quarter 32%Top quarter 27%

16%24%32%27%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,173students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 491 · 42%
Boys 682 · 58%

Language background

Language other than English 79%
English only 21%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Cumberland High School has an ICSEA of 1060, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 72% of Australian schools. 27% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 16% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,173 students in 2025 (491 girls, 682 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 79% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Cumberland High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1060
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+60
ICSEA percentile	72
Bottom quarter of advantage	16%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	24%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	32%
Top quarter of advantage	27%
Total enrolment	1,173
Girls	491 (42%)
Boys	682 (58%)
Language other than English	79%
English only	21%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	2%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,173 students
ICSEA: 1060 · 72nd 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

Secondary (Years 7–12)

Covers Carlingford - West, Ermington - Rydalmere, Oatlands - Dundas Valley.

Also parts of Carlingford - East, Eastwood, North Parramatta, North Rocks, Northmead, Rosehill - Harris Park.

Cumberland High School: common questions

Is Cumberland High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Cumberland High School?

Cumberland High School had 1,173 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Cumberland High School catchment?

Cumberland High School's enrolment catchment covers Oatlands - Dundas Valley, Ermington - Rydalmere and Carlingford - West, 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 Cumberland High School's ICSEA?

Cumberland High School has an ICSEA of 1060, above the national average of 1000 (72nd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Cumberland High School located?

Cumberland High School is at Carlingford 2118, in the Carlingford - West SA2.

Other schools in Carlingford - West

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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).