Bradfield College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025St Leonards, New South Wales 2065 · Willoughby LGA
About Bradfield College
Bradfield College is a public high school located in St Leonards, New South Wales (2065), within the Willoughby local government area. It caters for students from 11 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 322 students (232 girls and 90 boys).
Bradfield College has an ICSEA value of 1108, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 86th percentile of Australian schools. 42% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 46 teachers (33.9 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bradfield College scores 85.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 6th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 4 in the Willoughby area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1108
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)42% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median +6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Bradfield College's 322 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bradfield College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bradfield College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Royal North Shore Hospital School
St Leonards · Government special
· 298 m away
International Chinese School
St Leonards · Independent primary · K-6
116 students · ICSEA 1172 · 463 m away
Greenwich Public School
Greenwich · Government primary · K-6
367 students · ICSEA 1175 · 769 m away
Artarmon Public School
Artarmon · Government primary · K-6
1,063 students · ICSEA 1167 · 1.0 km away
Naremburn School
Naremburn · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.1 km away
Currambena Primary School
Lane Cove · Independent primary · K-6
79 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.7 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Lane Cove · Catholic primary · K-6
502 students · ICSEA 1176 · 1.7 km away
North Sydney Girls High School
Crows Nest · Government high school · 7-12
916 students · ICSEA 1203 · 1.8 km away
Lane Cove Public School
Lane Cove · Government primary · K-6
688 students · ICSEA 1178 · 1.8 km away
Cammeraygal High School
Crows Nest · Government high school · 7-12
905 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Rose Bay Secondary College
Dover Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,127 students · ICSEA 1107
Pennant Hills High School
Pennant Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,131 students · ICSEA 1109
Carlingford High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,772 students · ICSEA 1111
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus
Rozelle · Government high school · 7-10
854 students · ICSEA 1112
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus
Leichhardt · Government high school · 7-10
784 students · ICSEA 1104
Hunters Hill High School
Hunters Hill · Government high school · 7-12
790 students · ICSEA 1104
Frequently asked questions
Is Bradfield College a public or private school?
Bradfield College is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Bradfield College offer?
Bradfield College offers 11 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bradfield College?
In 2025, Bradfield College had 322 enrolled students (232 girls, 90 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bradfield College?
Bradfield College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1108. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bradfield College rank in NSW?
Bradfield College ranks 6th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (85.6/100), and 13th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bradfield College?
Bradfield College has about 8.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Bradfield College co-ed?
Yes. Bradfield College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bradfield College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bradfield College 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 Bradfield College?
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