Canterbury Boys High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Canterbury, New South Wales 2193 · Inner West LGA
About Canterbury Boys High School
Canterbury Boys High School is a public boys' high school located in Canterbury, New South Wales (2193), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 422 students.
Canterbury Boys High School has an ICSEA value of 1018, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 27% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (45.8 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 19% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Canterbury Boys High School scores 68.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 127th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (8th 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 1018
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+19% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+36 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 Canterbury Boys High School's 422 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Canterbury Boys High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Canterbury Boys High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Canterbury Girls High School
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1059 · 292 m away
Canterbury Public School
Canterbury · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 1082 · 460 m away
Yeo Park Infants School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-2
48 students · ICSEA 1144 · 620 m away
Ashbury Public School
Ashbury · Government primary · K-6
356 students · ICSEA 1111 · 759 m away
Trinity Grammar School
Summer Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,296 students · ICSEA 1168 · 956 m away
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Dulwich Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 1094 · 1.0 km away
Edgeware School
Hurlstone Park · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 851 · 1.2 km away
St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury
Croydon Park · Catholic primary · K-6
378 students · ICSEA 1102 · 1.2 km away
Summer Hill Public School
Summer Hill · Government primary · K-6
662 students · ICSEA 1167 · 1.5 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Summer Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1136 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Picnic Point High School
Picnic Point · Government high school · 7-12
865 students · ICSEA 1018
Georges River College Hurstville Campus
Hurstville · Government high school · 7-10
267 students · ICSEA 1017
Mullumbimby High School
Mullumbimby · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 1019
Albury High School
Albury · Government high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1016
Moss Vale High School
Moss Vale · Government high school · 7-12
790 students · ICSEA 1015
Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus
Oatley · Government high school · 11-12
741 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Canterbury Boys High School a public or private school?
Canterbury Boys High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Canterbury Boys High School offer?
Canterbury Boys High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Canterbury Boys High School?
In 2025, Canterbury Boys High School had 422 enrolled students (0 girls, 422 boys), a change of 19% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Canterbury Boys High School?
Canterbury Boys High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1018. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Canterbury Boys High School rank in NSW?
Canterbury Boys High School ranks 127th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (68.5/100), and 315th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Canterbury Boys High School?
Canterbury Boys High School has about 9.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Canterbury Boys High School?
In 2025, Canterbury Boys High School had 69 students in Year 7 and 59 in Year 12.
Is Canterbury Boys High School co-ed?
No. Canterbury Boys High School is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Canterbury Boys High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Canterbury 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 Canterbury Boys High School?
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