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Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School

Northmead, 2152 — in Northmead

SectorSchools
State
Secondary school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1069
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Northmead
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School is a state secondary school in Northmead, Sydney. It had 1,239 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers North Parramatta and Northmead and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1069, above the national average of 1000 (75th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Northmead 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.

1069ICSEA — 69 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 75% of Australian schools
+69
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 14%Lower-middle quarter 25%Upper-middle quarter 32%Top quarter 29%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,239students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 640 · 52%
  • Boys 599 · 48%

Language background

  • Language other than English 59%
  • English only 41%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School has an ICSEA of 1069, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 75% of Australian schools. 29% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 14% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,239 students in 2025 (640 girls, 599 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 59% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1069
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+69
ICSEA percentile75
Bottom quarter of advantage14%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage25%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage32%
Top quarter of advantage29%
Total enrolment1,239
Girls640 (52%)
Boys599 (48%)
Language other than English59%
English only41%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Secondary
Enrolment
1,239 students
ICSEA
1069 · 75th percentile
Address
Northmead 2152

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
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School Catchment area · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Secondary (Years 7–12)

Covers North Parramatta, Northmead.

Also parts of Baulkham Hills - East, Ermington - Rydalmere, North Rocks, Oatlands - Dundas Valley, Parramatta - North, Toongabbie - Constitution Hill, Winston Hills.

Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School: common questions

Is Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School a public or private school?
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School is a government (public) secondary school in Northmead, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School?
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School had 1,239 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What suburbs are in the Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School catchment?
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School's enrolment catchment covers North Parramatta and Northmead, 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 Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School's ICSEA?
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School has an ICSEA of 1069, above the national average of 1000 (75th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School located?
Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School is at Northmead 2152.

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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).