State school · Secondary

Killara High School

Killara, 2071 — in Gordon - Killara

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1147

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Gordon - Killara

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Killara High School is a state secondary school in Gordon - Killara, Sydney. It had 1,803 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Gordon - Killara, Lindfield - Roseville and Chatswood - East and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1147, above the national average of 1000 (95th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Killara 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.

1147ICSEA — 147 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 95% of Australian schools

+147

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 2%Lower-middle quarter 9%Upper-middle quarter 29%Top quarter 60%

9%29%60%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,803students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 751 · 42%
Boys 1,052 · 58%

Language background

Language other than English 65%
English only 35%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

Killara High School has an ICSEA of 1147, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 95% of Australian schools. 60% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 2% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,803 students in 2025 (751 girls, 1,052 boys), 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 65% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Killara High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1147
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+147
ICSEA percentile	95
Bottom quarter of advantage	2%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	9%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	29%
Top quarter of advantage	60%
Total enrolment	1,803
Girls	751 (42%)
Boys	1,052 (58%)
Language other than English	65%
English only	35%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	0%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,803 students
ICSEA: 1147 · 95th percentile
Address: Killara 2071

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 Chatswood - East, Gordon - Killara, Lindfield - Roseville.

Also parts of Forestville - Killarney Heights, Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls, Macquarie Park - Marsfield, North Ryde - East Ryde, Pymble, St Ives, Willoughby.

Killara High School: common questions

Is Killara High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Killara High School?

Killara High School had 1,803 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Killara High School catchment?

Killara High School's enrolment catchment covers Gordon - Killara, Lindfield - Roseville and Chatswood - East, 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 Killara High School's ICSEA?

Killara High School has an ICSEA of 1147, above the national average of 1000 (95th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Killara High School located?

Killara High School is at Killara 2071, in the Gordon - Killara SA2.

Other schools in Gordon - Killara

Ravenswood School for GirlsNon-Government · Combined Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding HouseNon-Government · Combined Beaumont Road Public SchoolState · Primary Killara 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).