State school · Secondary

Sylvania High School

Sylvania, 2224 — in Sylvania - Taren Point

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1039

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Sylvania - Taren Point

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Sylvania High School is a state secondary school in Sylvania - Taren Point, Sydney. It had 750 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1039, above the national average of 1000 (64th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Sylvania 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.

1039ICSEA — 39 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 64% of Australian schools

+39

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 19%Lower-middle quarter 34%Upper-middle quarter 30%Top quarter 18%

19%34%30%18%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

750students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 348 · 46%
Boys 402 · 54%

Language background

Language other than English 48%
English only 52%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Sylvania High School has an ICSEA of 1039, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 64% of Australian schools. 18% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 19% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 750 students in 2025 (348 girls, 402 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 48% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Sylvania High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1039
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+39
ICSEA percentile	64
Bottom quarter of advantage	19%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	34%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	30%
Top quarter of advantage	18%
Total enrolment	750
Girls	348 (46%)
Boys	402 (54%)
Language other than English	48%
English only	52%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 750 students
ICSEA: 1039 · 64th percentile
Address: Sylvania 2224

Sylvania High School: common questions

Is Sylvania High School a public or private school?

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

How many students go to Sylvania High School?

Sylvania High School had 750 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Sylvania High School's ICSEA?

Sylvania High School has an ICSEA of 1039, above the national average of 1000 (64th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Sylvania High School located?

Sylvania High School is at Sylvania 2224, in the Sylvania - Taren Point SA2.

Other schools in Sylvania - Taren Point

Sylvania Heights Public SchoolState · Primary Sylvania Public SchoolState · Primary Taren Point 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).