State school · Secondary

Sydney Boys High School

Moore Park, 2021 — in Paddington - Moore Park

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1189

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Paddington - Moore Park

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Sydney Boys High School is a state secondary school in Paddington - Moore Park, Sydney. It had 1,205 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1189, above the national average of 1000 (99th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Sydney Boys 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.

1189ICSEA — 189 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 99% of Australian schools

+189

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 2%Lower-middle quarter 7%Upper-middle quarter 21%Top quarter 70%

21%70%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

1,205students in 2025

Language background

Language other than English 93%
English only 7%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

Sydney Boys High School has an ICSEA of 1189, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 99% of Australian schools. 70% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 2% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,205 students in 2025, 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 93% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Sydney Boys High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1189
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+189
ICSEA percentile	99
Bottom quarter of advantage	2%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	7%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	21%
Top quarter of advantage	70%
Total enrolment	1,205
Language other than English	93%
English only	7%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	0%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 1,205 students
ICSEA: 1189 · 99th percentile
Address: Moore Park 2021

Sydney Boys High School: common questions

Is Sydney Boys High School a public or private school?

Sydney Boys High School is a government (public) secondary school in Paddington - Moore Park, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Sydney Boys High School?

Sydney Boys High School had 1,205 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Sydney Boys High School's ICSEA?

Sydney Boys High School has an ICSEA of 1189, above the national average of 1000 (99th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Sydney Boys High School located?

Sydney Boys High School is at Moore Park 2021, in the Paddington - Moore Park 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).