State school · Secondary

Sydney Distance Education High School

Woolloomooloo, 2011 — in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1032

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Sydney Distance Education High School is a state secondary school in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, Sydney. It had 615 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1032, above the national average of 1000 (61st percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Sydney Distance Education 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.

1032ICSEA — 32 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 61% of Australian schools

+32

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 24%Lower-middle quarter 23%Upper-middle quarter 26%Top quarter 27%

24%23%26%27%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

615students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 370 · 60%
Boys 245 · 40%

Language background

Language other than English 18%
English only 82%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

12% of enrolment

Sydney Distance Education High School has an ICSEA of 1032, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 61% of Australian schools. 27% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 24% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 615 students in 2025 (370 girls, 245 boys), 12% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 18% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Sydney Distance Education High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1032
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+32
ICSEA percentile	61
Bottom quarter of advantage	24%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	23%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	26%
Top quarter of advantage	27%
Total enrolment	615
Girls	370 (60%)
Boys	245 (40%)
Language other than English	18%
English only	82%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	12%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 615 students
ICSEA: 1032 · 61st percentile
Address: Woolloomooloo 2011

Sydney Distance Education High School: common questions

Is Sydney Distance Education High School a public or private school?

Sydney Distance Education High School is a government (public) secondary school in Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Sydney Distance Education High School?

Sydney Distance Education High School had 615 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Sydney Distance Education High School's ICSEA?

Sydney Distance Education High School has an ICSEA of 1032, above the national average of 1000 (61st 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 Distance Education High School located?

Sydney Distance Education High School is at Woolloomooloo 2011, in the Potts Point - Woolloomooloo 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).