State school · Secondary

North Sydney Boys High School

Crows Nest, 2065 — in North Sydney - Lavender Bay

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1195

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

North Sydney - Lavender Bay

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

North Sydney Boys High School is a state secondary school in North Sydney - Lavender Bay, Sydney. It had 933 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1195, above the national average of 1000 (99th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for North Sydney Boys 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.

1195ICSEA — 195 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 99% of Australian schools

+195

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 2%Lower-middle quarter 5%Upper-middle quarter 21%Top quarter 72%

21%72%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

933students in 2025

Language background

Language other than English 95%
English only 5%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

North Sydney Boys High School has an ICSEA of 1195, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 99% of Australian schools. 72% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 2% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 933 students in 2025, 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 95% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

North Sydney Boys High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1195
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+195
ICSEA percentile	99
Bottom quarter of advantage	2%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	5%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Top quarter of advantage	72%
Total enrolment	933
Language other than English	95%
English only	5%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	0%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 933 students
ICSEA: 1195 · 99th percentile
Address: Crows Nest 2065

North Sydney Boys High School: common questions

Is North Sydney Boys High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to North Sydney Boys High School?

North Sydney Boys High School had 933 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is North Sydney Boys High School's ICSEA?

North Sydney Boys High School has an ICSEA of 1195, above the national average of 1000 (99th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is North Sydney Boys High School located?

North Sydney Boys High School is at Crows Nest 2065, in the North Sydney - Lavender Bay SA2.

Other schools in North Sydney - Lavender Bay

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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).