State school · Secondary

Marsden High School

West Ryde, 2114 — in West Ryde - Meadowbank

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1050

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

West Ryde - Meadowbank

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Marsden High School is a state secondary school in West Ryde - Meadowbank, Sydney. It had 1,298 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1050, above the national average of 1000 (68th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Marsden 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.

1050ICSEA — 50 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 68% of Australian schools

+50

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 17%Lower-middle quarter 28%Upper-middle quarter 33%Top quarter 22%

17%28%33%22%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,298students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 568 · 44%
Boys 730 · 56%

Language background

Language other than English 73%
English only 27%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Marsden High School has an ICSEA of 1050, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 68% of Australian schools. 22% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 17% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,298 students in 2025 (568 girls, 730 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 73% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Marsden High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1050
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+50
ICSEA percentile	68
Bottom quarter of advantage	17%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	28%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	33%
Top quarter of advantage	22%
Total enrolment	1,298
Girls	568 (44%)
Boys	730 (56%)
Language other than English	73%
English only	27%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	2%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,298 students
ICSEA: 1050 · 68th percentile
Address: West Ryde 2114

Marsden High School: common questions

Is Marsden High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Marsden High School?

Marsden High School had 1,298 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Marsden High School's ICSEA?

Marsden High School has an ICSEA of 1050, above the national average of 1000 (68th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Marsden High School located?

Marsden High School is at West Ryde 2114, in the West Ryde - Meadowbank SA2.

Other schools in West Ryde - Meadowbank

Ermington Public SchoolState · Primary St Michael's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary West Ryde 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).