State school · Primary

Sydney Distance Education Primary School

Surry Hills, 2010 — in Surry Hills

SectorSchools

State

Primary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1094

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Surry Hills

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Sydney Distance Education Primary School is a state primary school in Surry Hills, Sydney. It had 124 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1094, above the national average of 1000 (83rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Sydney Distance Education Primary 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.

1094ICSEA — 94 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 83% of Australian schools

+94

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 11%Lower-middle quarter 19%Upper-middle quarter 29%Top quarter 41%

11%19%29%41%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

124students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 52 · 42%
Boys 72 · 58%

Language background

Language other than English 28%
English only 72%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Sydney Distance Education Primary School has an ICSEA of 1094, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 83% of Australian schools. 41% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 11% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 124 students in 2025 (52 girls, 72 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 28% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Sydney Distance Education Primary School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1094
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+94
ICSEA percentile	83
Bottom quarter of advantage	11%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	19%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	29%
Top quarter of advantage	41%
Total enrolment	124
Girls	52 (42%)
Boys	72 (58%)
Language other than English	28%
English only	72%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Primary
Enrolment: 124 students
ICSEA: 1094 · 83rd percentile
Address: Surry Hills 2010

Sydney Distance Education Primary School: common questions

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

Sydney Distance Education Primary School is a government (public) primary school in Surry Hills, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Sydney Distance Education Primary School?

Sydney Distance Education Primary School had 124 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Sydney Distance Education Primary School's ICSEA?

Sydney Distance Education Primary School has an ICSEA of 1094, above the national average of 1000 (83rd 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 Primary School located?

Sydney Distance Education Primary School is at Surry Hills 2010.

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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).