State school · Secondary

Tempe High School

Tempe, 2044 — in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1096

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Tempe High School is a state secondary school in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, Sydney. It had 985 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1096, above the national average of 1000 (83rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Tempe 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.

1096ICSEA — 96 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 83% of Australian schools

+96

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 9%Lower-middle quarter 18%Upper-middle quarter 34%Top quarter 39%

9%18%34%39%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

985students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 385 · 39%
Boys 600 · 61%

Language background

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

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

3% of enrolment

Tempe High School has an ICSEA of 1096, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 83% of Australian schools. 39% 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 985 students in 2025 (385 girls, 600 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 60% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Tempe High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1096
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+96
ICSEA percentile	83
Bottom quarter of advantage	9%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	18%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	34%
Top quarter of advantage	39%
Total enrolment	985
Girls	385 (39%)
Boys	600 (61%)
Language other than English	60%
English only	40%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	3%

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

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 985 students
ICSEA: 1096 · 83rd percentile
Address: Tempe 2044

Tempe High School: common questions

Is Tempe High School a public or private school?

Tempe High School is a government (public) secondary school in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Tempe High School?

Tempe High School had 985 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Tempe High School's ICSEA?

Tempe High School has an ICSEA of 1096, 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 Tempe High School located?

Tempe High School is at Tempe 2044, in the Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters SA2.

Other schools in Sydenham - Tempe - St Peters

St Peters Public SchoolState · Primary Tempe 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).