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The Athena School

Newtown, 2042 — in Newtown (NSW)

SectorSchools
Non-Government
Combined school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1058
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Newtown (NSW)
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

The Athena School is a non-government combined primary–secondary school in Newtown (NSW), Sydney. It had 52 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1058, above the national average of 1000 (71st percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for The Athena 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.

1058ICSEA — 58 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 71% of Australian schools
+58
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 16%Lower-middle quarter 23%Upper-middle quarter 34%Top quarter 26%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

52students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 26 · 50%
  • Boys 26 · 50%

Language background

  • Language other than English 58%
  • English only 42%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

4% of enrolment

The Athena School has an ICSEA of 1058, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 71% of Australian schools. 26% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 16% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 52 students in 2025 (26 girls, 26 boys), 4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 58% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
The Athena School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1058
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+58
ICSEA percentile71
Bottom quarter of advantage16%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage23%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage34%
Top quarter of advantage26%
Total enrolment52
Girls26 (50%)
Boys26 (50%)
Language other than English58%
English only42%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander4%
NAPLAN results and student progress for The Athena School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
Non-Government school
Type
Combined
Enrolment
52 students
ICSEA
1058 · 71st percentile
Address
Newtown 2042

The Athena School: common questions

Is The Athena School a public or private school?
The Athena School is a non-government (non-government) combined primary–secondary school in Newtown (NSW), Sydney.
How many students go to The Athena School?
The Athena School had 52 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is The Athena School's ICSEA?
The Athena School has an ICSEA of 1058, above the national average of 1000 (71st percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.
Where is The Athena School located?
The Athena School is at Newtown 2042, in the Newtown (NSW) SA2.

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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).