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Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design

Dulwich Hill, 2203 — in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1092

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Dulwich Hill - Lewisham

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design is a state secondary school in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham, Sydney. It had 804 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Dulwich Hill - Lewisham and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1092, above the national average of 1000 (82nd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design 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.

1092ICSEA — 92 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 82% of Australian schools

+92

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 9%Lower-middle quarter 21%Upper-middle quarter 32%Top quarter 39%

9%21%32%39%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

804students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 443 · 55%
Boys 361 · 45%

Language background

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

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design has an ICSEA of 1092, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 82% of Australian schools. 39% 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 804 students in 2025 (443 girls, 361 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 36% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1092
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+92
ICSEA percentile	82
Bottom quarter of advantage	9%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	32%
Top quarter of advantage	39%
Total enrolment	804
Girls	443 (55%)
Boys	361 (45%)
Language other than English	36%
English only	64%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 804 students
ICSEA: 1092 · 82nd percentile
Address: Dulwich Hill 2203

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 Dulwich Hill - Lewisham.

Also parts of Ashfield - South, Campsie - North, Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Croydon Park - Enfield, Haberfield - Summer Hill, Leichhardt, Marrickville - North, Marrickville - South, Petersham - Stanmore.

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design: common questions

Is Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design a public or private school?

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design is a government (public) secondary school in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design?

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design had 804 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design catchment?

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design's enrolment catchment covers Dulwich Hill - Lewisham, 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 Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design's ICSEA?

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design has an ICSEA of 1092, above the national average of 1000 (82nd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design located?

Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design is at Dulwich Hill 2203, in the Dulwich Hill - Lewisham SA2.

Other schools in Dulwich Hill - Lewisham

Christian Brothers High School LewishamNon-Government · Combined St Maroun's CollegeNon-Government · Combined Dulwich Hill Public SchoolState · Primary Lewisham Public SchoolState · Primary St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary NSW School of LanguagesState · Secondary Eileen O'Connor Catholic CollegeNon-Government · Special The John Berne SchoolNon-Government · Special

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).