Byron Bay High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Byron Bay, New South Wales 2481 · Byron LGA
About Byron Bay High School
Byron Bay High School is a public high school located in Byron Bay, New South Wales (2481), within the Byron local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 820 students (419 girls and 401 boys).
Byron Bay High School has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 62 teachers (56.6 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Byron Bay High School scores 61.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 188th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Byron area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1050
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+14% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Byron Bay High School's 820 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Byron Bay High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Byron Bay High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Finbarr's Primary School
Byron Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
325 students · ICSEA 1096 · 221 m away
Byron Community Primary School
Byron Bay · Independent primary · K-6
95 students · ICSEA 1094 · 2.2 km away
Byron Bay Public School
Byron Bay · Government primary · K-6
461 students · ICSEA 1067 · 2.2 km away
Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School
Byron Bay · Independent combined · K-12
382 students · ICSEA 1097 · 5.0 km away
Bangalow Public School
Bangalow · Government primary · K-6
295 students · ICSEA 1088 · 9.0 km away
Newrybar Public School
Newrybar · Government primary · K-6
61 students · ICSEA 1082 · 9.8 km away
Coorabell Public School
Coorabell · Government primary · K-6
92 students · ICSEA 1066 · 13 km away
Lennox Head Public School
Lennox Head · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1064 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Port Hacking High School
Miranda · Government high school · 7-12
950 students · ICSEA 1050
Cronulla High School
Cronulla · Government high school · 7-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1050
Marsden High School
Meadowbank · Government high school · 6-12
1,298 students · ICSEA 1050
Engadine High School
Engadine · Government high school · 7-12
1,063 students · ICSEA 1051
The Jannali High School
Jannali · Government high school · 7-12
925 students · ICSEA 1051
St Marys Senior High School
St Marys · Government high school · 11-12
926 students · ICSEA 1052
Frequently asked questions
Is Byron Bay High School a public or private school?
Byron Bay High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Byron Bay High School offer?
Byron Bay High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Byron Bay High School?
In 2025, Byron Bay High School had 820 enrolled students (419 girls, 401 boys), a change of 14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Byron Bay High School?
Byron Bay High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Byron Bay High School rank in NSW?
Byron Bay High School ranks 188th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (61.9/100), and 469th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Byron Bay High School?
Byron Bay High School has about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Byron Bay High School?
In 2025, Byron Bay High School had 175 students in Year 7 and 98 in Year 12.
Is Byron Bay High School co-ed?
Yes. Byron Bay High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Byron Bay High School?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Byron Bay 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 Byron Bay High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 136 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.