State school · Secondary

James Busby High School

Green Valley, 2168 — in Green Valley

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

902

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Green Valley

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

James Busby High School is a state secondary school in Green Valley, Sydney. It had 544 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Green Valley and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 902, below the national average of 1000 (11th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for James Busby 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.

902ICSEA — 98 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 11% of Australian schools

−98

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 72%Lower-middle quarter 20%Upper-middle quarter 6%Top quarter 2%

72%20%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

544students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 237 · 44%
Boys 307 · 56%

Language background

Language other than English 81%
English only 19%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

7% of enrolment

James Busby High School has an ICSEA of 902, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 11% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 72% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 544 students in 2025 (237 girls, 307 boys), 7% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 81% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

James Busby High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	902
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-98
ICSEA percentile	11
Bottom quarter of advantage	72%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	20%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	6%
Top quarter of advantage	2%
Total enrolment	544
Girls	237 (44%)
Boys	307 (56%)
Language other than English	81%
English only	19%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	7%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 544 students
ICSEA: 902 · 11th percentile
Address: Green Valley 2168

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 Green Valley.

Also parts of Ashcroft - Busby - Miller, Bonnyrigg Heights - Bonnyrigg, Cecil Hills, Hinchinbrook.

James Busby High School: common questions

Is James Busby High School a public or private school?

James Busby High School is a government (public) secondary school in Green Valley, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to James Busby High School?

James Busby High School had 544 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the James Busby High School catchment?

James Busby High School's enrolment catchment covers Green Valley, 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 James Busby High School's ICSEA?

James Busby High School has an ICSEA of 902, below the national average of 1000 (11th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is James Busby High School located?

James Busby High School is at Green Valley 2168.

Other schools in Green Valley

Green Valley Islamic CollegeNon-Government · Combined Busby West Public SchoolState · Primary Green Valley Public SchoolState · Primary

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).