State school · Secondary

South Sydney High School

Maroubra, 2035 — in Maroubra - West

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1037

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Maroubra - West

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

South Sydney High School is a state secondary school in Maroubra - West, Sydney. It had 796 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1037, above the national average of 1000 (63rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for South Sydney 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.

1037ICSEA — 37 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 63% of Australian schools

+37

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 21%Lower-middle quarter 27%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 22%

21%27%30%22%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

796students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 312 · 39%
Boys 484 · 61%

Language background

Language other than English 43%
English only 57%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

6% of enrolment

South Sydney High School has an ICSEA of 1037, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 63% of Australian schools. 22% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 21% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 796 students in 2025 (312 girls, 484 boys), 6% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 43% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

South Sydney High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1037
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+37
ICSEA percentile	63
Bottom quarter of advantage	21%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	27%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	22%
Total enrolment	796
Girls	312 (39%)
Boys	484 (61%)
Language other than English	43%
English only	57%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	6%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 796 students
ICSEA: 1037 · 63rd percentile
Address: Maroubra 2035

South Sydney High School: common questions

Is South Sydney High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to South Sydney High School?

South Sydney High School had 796 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is South Sydney High School's ICSEA?

South Sydney High School has an ICSEA of 1037, above the national average of 1000 (63rd percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is South Sydney High School located?

South Sydney High School is at Maroubra 2035, in the Maroubra - West SA2.

Other schools in Maroubra - West

Maroubra Junction Public SchoolState · Primary Mount Sinai CollegeNon-Government · Primary Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary Champagnat Catholic CollegeNon-Government · Secondary

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).