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Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys CampusSeaforth Public School
MeasureNorthern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus
Balgowlah NSW
Seaforth Public School
Seaforth NSW
Success Index
70
Top 25%
75
Top 10%
State rank (type)#114 of 539#134 of 1,619
National rank (type)#293 of 1,472#511 of 4,908
SectorGovernmentGovernment
TypeSecondaryPrimary
Year range7-12K-6
Students1,100394
Girls / boys0 / 1,100208 / 186
Foundation intake–62
Year 7 cohort175–
Year 12 cohort173–
VCE median study score
VCAA, latest year
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VCE study scores 40+––
5-year enrolment growth-4%-23%
ICSEA
Average 1000
11151165
ICSEA percentile88th97th
Top SEA quarter46%67%
Bottom SEA quarter4%2%
Students per teacher14.418.9
Teaching staff (FTE)76.620.9
Non-teaching staff (FTE)14.03.8
Language background other than English26%16%
Indigenous students1%0%
SuburbBalgowlah 2093Seaforth 2092
Council areaNorthern BeachesNorthern Beaches
RemotenessMajor CitiesMajor Cities
Websitenbscbalgb-h.schools.nsw.gov.auseaforth-p.schools.nsw.gov.au

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Success Index is our 0–100 score from ACARA data (see the methodology). ICSEA describes the socio-educational advantage of the school community; 1000 is the national average and most schools fall between 900 and 1100. SEA quarters show what share of students come from the most and least advantaged quarter of Australian families. Students per teacher divides full-time-equivalent students by full-time-equivalent teachers; it is not class size.