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The Hills School

Northmead, 2152 — in Northmead

SectorSchools
State
Special school
NSW school data
Year levels
—
official range
NSW school data
ICSEA
1046
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Northmead
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

School information

The Hills School is a state special school in Northmead, Sydney. It had 112 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1046, above the national average of 1000 (67th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for The Hills 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.

1046ICSEA — 46 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 67% of Australian schools
+46
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 23%Lower-middle quarter 21%Upper-middle quarter 31%Top quarter 25%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

112students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 46 · 41%
  • Boys 66 · 59%

Language background

  • Language other than English 71%
  • English only 29%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

2% of enrolment

The Hills School has an ICSEA of 1046, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 67% of Australian schools. 25% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 23% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 112 students in 2025 (46 girls, 66 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 71% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
The Hills School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA1046
ICSEA vs national average (1000)+46
ICSEA percentile67
Bottom quarter of advantage23%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage21%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage31%
Top quarter of advantage25%
Total enrolment112
Girls46 (41%)
Boys66 (59%)
Language other than English71%
English only29%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander2%
NAPLAN results and student progress for The Hills School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Special
Enrolment
112 students
ICSEA
1046 · 67th percentile
Address
Northmead 2152

The Hills School: common questions

Is The Hills School a public or private school?
The Hills School is a government (public) special school in Northmead, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.
How many students go to The Hills School?
The Hills School had 112 students enrolled, per NSW school data.
What is The Hills School's ICSEA?
The Hills School has an ICSEA of 1046, above the national average of 1000 (67th 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 Hills School located?
The Hills School is at Northmead 2152.

Other schools in Northmead

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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).