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Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus

Freshwater, 2096 — in Freshwater - Brookvale

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1098

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Freshwater - Brookvale

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus is a state secondary school in Freshwater - Brookvale, Sydney. It had 647 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Freshwater - Brookvale, Manly - Fairlight and Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1098, above the national average of 1000 (84th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior 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.

1098ICSEA — 98 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 84% of Australian schools

+98

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 5%Lower-middle quarter 21%Upper-middle quarter 36%Top quarter 38%

21%36%38%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

647students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 427 · 66%
Boys 220 · 34%

Language background

Language other than English 19%
English only 81%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

1% of enrolment

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus has an ICSEA of 1098, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 84% of Australian schools. 38% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 5% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 647 students in 2025 (427 girls, 220 boys), 1% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 19% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1098
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+98
ICSEA percentile	84
Bottom quarter of advantage	5%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	36%
Top quarter of advantage	38%
Total enrolment	647
Girls	427 (66%)
Boys	220 (34%)
Language other than English	19%
English only	81%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	1%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 647 students
ICSEA: 1098 · 84th percentile
Address: Freshwater 2096

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 Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl, Freshwater - Brookvale, Manly - Fairlight.

Also parts of Dee Why - North, Manly Vale - Allambie Heights.

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus: common questions

Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus had 647 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus catchment?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus's enrolment catchment covers Freshwater - Brookvale, Manly - Fairlight and Dee Why (South) - North Curl Curl, 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 Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus's ICSEA?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus has an ICSEA of 1098, above the national average of 1000 (84th 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 Freshwater Senior Campus located?

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus is at Freshwater 2096, in the Freshwater - Brookvale 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).