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Marrickville High School

Marrickville, 2204 — in Marrickville - North

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

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official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1052

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Marrickville - North

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Marrickville High School is a state secondary school in Marrickville - North, Sydney. It had 625 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Marrickville - North, Canterbury - South, Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Petersham - Stanmore and Earlwood and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1052, above the national average of 1000 (69th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Marrickville 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.

1052ICSEA — 52 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 69% of Australian schools

+52

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 19%Lower-middle quarter 23%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 28%

19%23%30%28%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

625students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 240 · 38%
Boys 385 · 62%

Language background

Language other than English 42%
English only 58%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

4% of enrolment

Marrickville High School has an ICSEA of 1052, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 69% of Australian schools. 28% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 19% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 625 students in 2025 (240 girls, 385 boys), 4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 42% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Marrickville High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1052
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+52
ICSEA percentile	69
Bottom quarter of advantage	19%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	23%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	28%
Total enrolment	625
Girls	240 (38%)
Boys	385 (62%)
Language other than English	42%
English only	58%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	4%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 625 students
ICSEA: 1052 · 69th percentile
Address: Marrickville 2204

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.

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Secondary (Years 7–12)

Covers Canterbury - South, Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Earlwood, Marrickville - North, Petersham - Stanmore.

Also parts of Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley, Ashfield - South, Campsie - North, Dulwich Hill - Lewisham, Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park, Marrickville - South, Newtown (NSW), Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, Wolli Creek.

Marrickville High School: common questions

Is Marrickville High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Marrickville High School?

Marrickville High School had 625 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Marrickville High School catchment?

Marrickville High School's enrolment catchment covers Marrickville - North, Canterbury - South, Canterbury (North) - Ashbury, Petersham - Stanmore and Earlwood, 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 Marrickville High School's ICSEA?

Marrickville High School has an ICSEA of 1052, above the national average of 1000 (69th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Marrickville High School located?

Marrickville High School is at Marrickville 2204, in the Marrickville - North SA2.

Other schools in Marrickville - North

Marrickville Public SchoolState · Primary St Pius' Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Wilkins Public SchoolState · Primary Aspect South East Sydney School, MarrickvilleNon-Government · Special

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).