State school · Secondary

Menai High School

Menai, 2234 — in Illawong - Alfords Point

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1046

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Illawong - Alfords Point

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Menai High School is a state secondary school in Illawong - Alfords Point, Sydney. It had 1,062 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1046, above the national average of 1000 (67th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Menai 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.

1046ICSEA — 46 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 67% of Australian schools

+46

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 18%Lower-middle quarter 32%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 20%

18%32%30%20%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,062students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 517 · 49%
Boys 545 · 51%

Language background

Language other than English 38%
English only 62%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Menai High School has an ICSEA of 1046, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 67% of Australian schools. 20% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 18% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,062 students in 2025 (517 girls, 545 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 38% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Menai High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1046
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+46
ICSEA percentile	67
Bottom quarter of advantage	18%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	32%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	20%
Total enrolment	1,062
Girls	517 (49%)
Boys	545 (51%)
Language other than English	38%
English only	62%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,062 students
ICSEA: 1046 · 67th percentile
Address: Menai 2234

Menai High School: common questions

Is Menai High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Menai High School?

Menai High School had 1,062 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Menai High School's ICSEA?

Menai High School has an ICSEA of 1046, above the national average of 1000 (67th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Menai High School located?

Menai High School is at Menai 2234, in the Illawong - Alfords Point SA2.

Other schools in Illawong - Alfords Point

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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).