Ashfield Boys High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ashfield, New South Wales 2131 · Inner West LGA
About Ashfield Boys High School
Ashfield Boys High School is a public boys' high school located in Ashfield, New South Wales (2131), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 751 students.
Ashfield Boys High School has an ICSEA value of 1074, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 55 teachers (54.7 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ashfield Boys High School scores 68.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 123rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (7th of 9 in the Inner West area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1074
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+29 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Ashfield Boys High School's 751 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ashfield Boys High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ashfield Boys High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ashfield Public School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-6
474 students · ICSEA 1096 · 123 m away
St Vincent's College Ashfield
Ashfield · Catholic combined · K-12
1,092 students · ICSEA 1043 · 587 m away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Summer Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1136 · 603 m away
Summer Hill Public School
Summer Hill · Government primary · K-6
662 students · ICSEA 1167 · 928 m away
Trinity Grammar School
Summer Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,296 students · ICSEA 1168 · 1.0 km away
Haberfield Public School
Haberfield · Government primary · K-6
542 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.2 km away
Ashbury Public School
Ashbury · Government primary · K-6
356 students · ICSEA 1111 · 1.4 km away
Yeo Park Infants School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-2
48 students · ICSEA 1144 · 1.4 km away
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
Croydon · Independent combined · K-12
1,495 students · ICSEA 1160 · 1.5 km away
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School
Haberfield · Catholic primary · K-6
110 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Model Farms High School
Baulkham Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,021 students · ICSEA 1073
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,169 students · ICSEA 1075
Melonba High School
Melonba · Government high school · 7-12
704 students · ICSEA 1073
Pittwater High School
Mona Vale · Government high school · 7-12
881 students · ICSEA 1071
Strathfield Girls High School
Strathfield · Government high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1077
Macarthur Girls High School
Parramatta · Government high school · 7-12
997 students · ICSEA 1071
Frequently asked questions
Is Ashfield Boys High School a public or private school?
Ashfield Boys High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Ashfield Boys High School offer?
Ashfield Boys High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Ashfield Boys High School?
In 2025, Ashfield Boys High School had 751 enrolled students (0 girls, 751 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ashfield Boys High School?
Ashfield Boys High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1074. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Ashfield Boys High School rank in NSW?
Ashfield Boys High School ranks 123rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (68.9/100), and 309th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ashfield Boys High School?
Ashfield Boys High School has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ashfield Boys High School?
In 2025, Ashfield Boys High School had 122 students in Year 7 and 111 in Year 12.
Is Ashfield Boys High School co-ed?
No. Ashfield Boys High School is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Ashfield Boys High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ashfield Boys High School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Ashfield Boys High School?
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