State school · Secondary

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School

Emu Plains, 2750 — in Emu Plains - Leonay

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

994

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Emu Plains - Leonay

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School is a state secondary school in Emu Plains - Leonay, Sydney. It had 807 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Emu Plains - Leonay and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 994, below the national average of 1000 (44th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Nepean Creative and Performing Arts 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.

994ICSEA — 6 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 44% of Australian schools

−6

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 33%Lower-middle quarter 35%Upper-middle quarter 21%Top quarter 11%

33%35%21%11%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

807students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 488 · 60%
Boys 319 · 40%

Language background

Language other than English 15%
English only 85%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

10% of enrolment

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School has an ICSEA of 994, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 44% of Australian schools. 11% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 33% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 807 students in 2025 (488 girls, 319 boys), 10% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 15% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	994
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-6
ICSEA percentile	44
Bottom quarter of advantage	33%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	35%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Top quarter of advantage	11%
Total enrolment	807
Girls	488 (60%)
Boys	319 (40%)
Language other than English	15%
English only	85%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	10%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 807 students
ICSEA: 994 · 44th percentile
Address: Emu Plains 2750

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 Emu Plains - Leonay.

Also parts of Blaxland - Warrimoo - Lapstone, Blue Mountains - South, Cranebrook - Castlereagh, Glenmore Park - Regentville, Jamisontown - South Penrith, Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills, Penrith.

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School: common questions

Is Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School a public or private school?

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School is a government (public) secondary school in Emu Plains - Leonay, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School?

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School had 807 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School catchment?

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School's enrolment catchment covers Emu Plains - Leonay, 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 Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School's ICSEA?

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School has an ICSEA of 994, below the national average of 1000 (44th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School located?

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School is at Emu Plains 2750, in the Emu Plains - Leonay 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).