State school · Secondary

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus

Balgowlah, 2093 — in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1115

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus is a state secondary school in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, Sydney. It had 1,100 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1115, above the national average of 1000 (88th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus 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.

1115ICSEA — 115 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 88% of Australian schools

+115

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 4%Lower-middle quarter 16%Upper-middle quarter 34%Top quarter 46%

16%34%46%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,100students in 2025

Language background

Language other than English 26%
English only 74%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus has an ICSEA of 1115, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 88% of Australian schools. 46% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 4% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,100 students in 2025, 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 26% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1115
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+115
ICSEA percentile	88
Bottom quarter of advantage	4%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	16%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	34%
Top quarter of advantage	46%
Total enrolment	1,100
Language other than English	26%
English only	74%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,100 students
ICSEA: 1115 · 88th percentile
Address: Balgowlah 2093

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus: common questions

Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus a public or private school?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus is a government (public) secondary school in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus had 1,100 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus's ICSEA?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus has an ICSEA of 1115, above the national average of 1000 (88th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus located?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus is at Balgowlah 2093, in the Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth 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).