Asquith High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Asquith, New South Wales 2077 · Hornsby LGA
About Asquith High School
Asquith High School is a public girls' high school located in Asquith, New South Wales (2077), within the Hornsby local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 669 students.
Asquith High School has an ICSEA value of 1082, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (49.4 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Asquith High School scores 67.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 134th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (9th of 11 in the Hornsby area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1082
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Asquith High School's 669 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Asquith High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Asquith High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Asquith Public School
Asquith · Government primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1102 · 446 m away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Asquith · Catholic primary · K-6
223 students · ICSEA 1124 · 477 m away
Hornsby High School
Asquith · Government high school · 7-12
542 students · ICSEA 1045 · 970 m away
Hornsby North Public School
Hornsby · Government primary · K-6
937 students · ICSEA 1148 · 1.5 km away
Mount Colah Public School
Mount Colah · Government primary · K-6
442 students · ICSEA 1098 · 1.9 km away
Waitara Public School
Wahroonga · Government primary · K-6
972 students · ICSEA 1148 · 2.0 km away
Hornsby Girls High School
Hornsby · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1209 · 2.2 km away
Blue Gum Community School
Hornsby · Independent primary · K-2
21 students · ICSEA 1105 · 2.5 km away
Barker College
Hornsby · Independent combined · K-12
2,856 students · ICSEA 1166 · 2.5 km away
Marri Mittigar School
Hornsby · Independent special · K-8
28 students · ICSEA 984 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Muirfield High School
North Rocks · Government high school · 7-12
836 students · ICSEA 1082
Barrenjoey High School
Avalon Beach · Government high school · 7-12
865 students · ICSEA 1081
Macquarie Fields High School
Macquarie Fields · Government high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1081
Burwood Girls High School
Croydon · Government high school · 7-12
1,084 students · ICSEA 1086
Kellyville High School
Kellyville · Government high school · 7-12
869 students · ICSEA 1086
Strathfield Girls High School
Strathfield · Government high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1077
Frequently asked questions
Is Asquith High School a public or private school?
Asquith High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Asquith High School offer?
Asquith High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Asquith High School?
In 2025, Asquith High School had 669 enrolled students (669 girls, 0 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Asquith High School?
Asquith High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1082. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Asquith High School rank in NSW?
Asquith High School ranks 134th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.9/100), and 330th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Asquith High School?
Asquith High School has about 13.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Asquith High School?
In 2025, Asquith High School had 113 students in Year 7 and 101 in Year 12.
Is Asquith High School co-ed?
No. Asquith High School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Asquith High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Asquith 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 Asquith High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hornsby, about 1.9 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.