State school · Secondary

Fort Street High School

Petersham, 2049 — in Petersham - Stanmore

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1176

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Petersham - Stanmore

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Fort Street High School is a state secondary school in Petersham - Stanmore, Sydney. It had 917 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1176, above the national average of 1000 (98th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fort Street 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.

1176ICSEA — 176 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 98% of Australian schools

+176

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 3%Lower-middle quarter 9%Upper-middle quarter 23%Top quarter 65%

9%23%65%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

917students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 301 · 33%
Boys 616 · 67%

Language background

Language other than English 78%
English only 22%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

Fort Street High School has an ICSEA of 1176, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 98% of Australian schools. 65% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 3% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 917 students in 2025 (301 girls, 616 boys), 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 78% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Fort Street High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1176
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+176
ICSEA percentile	98
Bottom quarter of advantage	3%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	9%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	23%
Top quarter of advantage	65%
Total enrolment	917
Girls	301 (33%)
Boys	616 (67%)
Language other than English	78%
English only	22%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	0%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 917 students
ICSEA: 1176 · 98th percentile
Address: Petersham 2049

Fort Street High School: common questions

Is Fort Street High School a public or private school?

Fort Street High School is a government (public) secondary school in Petersham - Stanmore, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Fort Street High School?

Fort Street High School had 917 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Fort Street High School's ICSEA?

Fort Street High School has an ICSEA of 1176, above the national average of 1000 (98th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Fort Street High School located?

Fort Street High School is at Petersham 2049, in the Petersham - Stanmore SA2.

Other schools in Petersham - Stanmore

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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).