State school · Secondary

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus

Glebe, 2037 — in Glebe - Forest Lodge

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1094

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Glebe - Forest Lodge

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is a state secondary school in Glebe - Forest Lodge, Sydney. It had 798 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1094, above the national average of 1000 (83rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay 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.

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 9%Lower-middle quarter 19%Upper-middle quarter 31%Top quarter 41%

9%19%31%41%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

798students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 354 · 44%
Boys 444 · 56%

Language background

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

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus 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 9% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 798 students in 2025 (354 girls, 444 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 40% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1094
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+94
ICSEA percentile	83
Bottom quarter of advantage	9%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	19%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	31%
Top quarter of advantage	41%
Total enrolment	798
Girls	354 (44%)
Boys	444 (56%)
Language other than English	40%
English only	60%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 798 students
ICSEA: 1094 · 83rd percentile
Address: Glebe 2037

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus: common questions

Is Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus a public or private school?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is a government (public) secondary school in Glebe - Forest Lodge, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus had 798 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus's ICSEA?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus 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 Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus located?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is at Glebe 2037, in the Glebe - Forest Lodge SA2.

Other schools in Glebe - Forest Lodge

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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).