State school · Secondary

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus

Rozelle, 2039 — in Lilyfield - Rozelle

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1112

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Lilyfield - Rozelle

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus is a state secondary school in Lilyfield - Rozelle, Sydney. It had 854 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1112, above the national average of 1000 (87th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus 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.

1112ICSEA — 112 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 87% of Australian schools

+112

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 7%Lower-middle quarter 14%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 49%

14%30%49%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

854students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 335 · 39%
Boys 519 · 61%

Language background

Language other than English 40%
English only 60%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

5% of enrolment

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus has an ICSEA of 1112, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 87% of Australian schools. 49% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 7% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 854 students in 2025 (335 girls, 519 boys), 5% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 40% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1112
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+112
ICSEA percentile	87
Bottom quarter of advantage	7%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	14%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	49%
Total enrolment	854
Girls	335 (39%)
Boys	519 (61%)
Language other than English	40%
English only	60%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	5%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 854 students
ICSEA: 1112 · 87th percentile
Address: Rozelle 2039

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus: common questions

Is Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus a public or private school?

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus is a government (public) secondary school in Lilyfield - Rozelle, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus?

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus had 854 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus's ICSEA?

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus has an ICSEA of 1112, above the national average of 1000 (87th 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 Secondary College Balmain Campus located?

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus is at Rozelle 2039, in the Lilyfield - Rozelle SA2.

Other schools in Lilyfield - Rozelle

Inner Sydney Montessori School, LilyfieldNon-Government · Combined Orange Grove Public SchoolState · Primary Rozelle 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).