State school · Secondary

James Cook Boys High School

Kogarah, 2217 — in Kogarah

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1022

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Kogarah

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

James Cook Boys High School is a state secondary school in Kogarah, Sydney. It had 473 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1022, above the national average of 1000 (57th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for James Cook Boys 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.

1022ICSEA — 22 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 57% of Australian schools

+22

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 27%Lower-middle quarter 30%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 14%

27%30%30%14%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

473students in 2025

Language background

Language other than English 72%
English only 28%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

James Cook Boys High School has an ICSEA of 1022, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 57% of Australian schools. 14% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 27% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 473 students in 2025, 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 72% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

James Cook Boys High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1022
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+22
ICSEA percentile	57
Bottom quarter of advantage	27%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	14%
Total enrolment	473
Language other than English	72%
English only	28%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 473 students
ICSEA: 1022 · 57th percentile
Address: Kogarah 2217

James Cook Boys High School: common questions

Is James Cook Boys High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to James Cook Boys High School?

James Cook Boys High School had 473 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is James Cook Boys High School's ICSEA?

James Cook Boys High School has an ICSEA of 1022, above the national average of 1000 (57th 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 Cook Boys High School located?

James Cook Boys High School is at Kogarah 2217.

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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).