State school · Secondary

Inner Sydney High School

Surry Hills, 2010 — in Surry Hills

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1104

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Surry Hills

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Inner Sydney High School is a state secondary school in Surry Hills, Sydney. It had 1,161 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1104, above the national average of 1000 (85th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Inner Sydney 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.

1104ICSEA — 104 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 85% of Australian schools

+104

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 7%Lower-middle quarter 16%Upper-middle quarter 33%Top quarter 44%

16%33%44%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,161students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 493 · 42%
Boys 668 · 58%

Language background

Language other than English 48%
English only 52%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

4% of enrolment

Inner Sydney High School has an ICSEA of 1104, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 85% of Australian schools. 44% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 7% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,161 students in 2025 (493 girls, 668 boys), 4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 48% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Inner Sydney High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1104
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+104
ICSEA percentile	85
Bottom quarter of advantage	7%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	16%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	33%
Top quarter of advantage	44%
Total enrolment	1,161
Girls	493 (42%)
Boys	668 (58%)
Language other than English	48%
English only	52%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	4%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,161 students
ICSEA: 1104 · 85th percentile
Address: Surry Hills 2010

Inner Sydney High School: common questions

Is Inner Sydney High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Inner Sydney High School?

Inner Sydney High School had 1,161 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Inner Sydney High School's ICSEA?

Inner Sydney High School has an ICSEA of 1104, above the national average of 1000 (85th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Inner Sydney High School located?

Inner Sydney High School is at Surry Hills 2010.

Other schools in Surry Hills

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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).