State school · Secondary

Macarthur Girls High School

Parramatta, 2150 — in North Parramatta

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1071

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

North Parramatta

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Macarthur Girls High School is a state secondary school in North Parramatta, Sydney. It had 997 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers North Parramatta, Ermington - Rydalmere and Rosehill - Harris Park and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1071, above the national average of 1000 (76th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Macarthur Girls 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.

1071ICSEA — 71 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 76% of Australian schools

+71

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 16%Lower-middle quarter 21%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 33%

16%21%30%33%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

997students in 2025

Language background

Language other than English 92%
English only 8%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Macarthur Girls High School has an ICSEA of 1071, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 76% of Australian schools. 33% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 16% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 997 students in 2025, 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 92% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Macarthur Girls High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1071
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+71
ICSEA percentile	76
Bottom quarter of advantage	16%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	33%
Total enrolment	997
Language other than English	92%
English only	8%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 997 students
ICSEA: 1071 · 76th percentile
Address: Parramatta 2150

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 Ermington - Rydalmere, North Parramatta, Rosehill - Harris Park.

Also parts of Auburn - North, Carlingford - East, Carlingford - West, Eastwood, Granville - Clyde, Northmead, Oatlands - Dundas Valley, Parramatta - North, Silverwater - Newington.

Macarthur Girls High School: common questions

Is Macarthur Girls High School a public or private school?

Macarthur Girls High School is a government (public) secondary school in North Parramatta, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Macarthur Girls High School?

Macarthur Girls High School had 997 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Macarthur Girls High School catchment?

Macarthur Girls High School's enrolment catchment covers North Parramatta, Ermington - Rydalmere and Rosehill - Harris Park, 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 Macarthur Girls High School's ICSEA?

Macarthur Girls High School has an ICSEA of 1071, above the national average of 1000 (76th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Macarthur Girls High School located?

Macarthur Girls High School is at Parramatta 2150, in the North Parramatta SA2.

Other schools in North Parramatta

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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).