State school · Secondary

Merrylands High School

Merrylands, 2160 — in Guildford West - Merrylands West

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

915

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Guildford West - Merrylands West

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Merrylands High School is a state secondary school in Guildford West - Merrylands West, Sydney. It had 855 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 915, below the national average of 1000 (14th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Merrylands 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.

915ICSEA — 85 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 14% of Australian schools

−85

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 67%Lower-middle quarter 22%Upper-middle quarter 9%Top quarter 2%

67%22%9%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

855students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 434 · 51%
Boys 421 · 49%

Language background

Language other than English 89%
English only 11%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Merrylands High School has an ICSEA of 915, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 14% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 67% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 855 students in 2025 (434 girls, 421 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 89% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Merrylands High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	915
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-85
ICSEA percentile	14
Bottom quarter of advantage	67%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	22%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	9%
Top quarter of advantage	2%
Total enrolment	855
Girls	434 (51%)
Boys	421 (49%)
Language other than English	89%
English only	11%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	2%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 855 students
ICSEA: 915 · 14th percentile
Address: Merrylands 2160

Merrylands High School: common questions

Is Merrylands High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Merrylands High School?

Merrylands High School had 855 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Merrylands High School's ICSEA?

Merrylands High School has an ICSEA of 915, below the national average of 1000 (14th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Merrylands High School located?

Merrylands High School is at Merrylands 2160, in the Guildford West - Merrylands West SA2.

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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).