State school · Secondary

Picton High School

Picton, 2571 — in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

950

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Picton High School is a state secondary school in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, Sydney. It had 1,182 students, per NSW school data. Its state-school catchment covers Bargo and Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 950, below the national average of 1000 (24th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Picton 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.

950ICSEA — 50 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 24% of Australian schools

−50

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 50%Lower-middle quarter 33%Upper-middle quarter 13%Top quarter 4%

50%33%13%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,182students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 592 · 50%
Boys 590 · 50%

Language background

Language other than English 9%
English only 91%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

12% of enrolment

Picton High School has an ICSEA of 950, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 24% of Australian schools. 4% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 50% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,182 students in 2025 (592 girls, 590 boys), 12% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 9% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Picton High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	950
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	-50
ICSEA percentile	24
Bottom quarter of advantage	50%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	33%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	13%
Top quarter of advantage	4%
Total enrolment	1,182
Girls	592 (50%)
Boys	590 (50%)
Language other than English	9%
English only	91%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	12%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,182 students
ICSEA: 950 · 24th percentile
Address: Picton 2571

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 Bargo, Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton.

Also parts of Blue Mountains - South, Douglas Park - Appin, The Oaks - Oakdale.

Picton High School: common questions

Is Picton High School a public or private school?

Picton High School is a government (public) secondary school in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Picton High School?

Picton High School had 1,182 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What suburbs are in the Picton High School catchment?

Picton High School's enrolment catchment covers Bargo and Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton, 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 Picton High School's ICSEA?

Picton High School has an ICSEA of 950, below the national average of 1000 (24th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Picton High School located?

Picton High School is at Picton 2571, in the Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton SA2.

Other schools in Picton - Tahmoor - Buxton

Wollondilly Anglican CollegeNon-Government · Combined Buxton Public SchoolState · Primary Picton Public SchoolState · Primary St Anthony's Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Tahmoor Public SchoolState · Primary Thirlmere Public SchoolState · Primary

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).