Cheltenham Girls High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Beecroft, New South Wales 2119 · Hornsby LGA
About Cheltenham Girls High School
Cheltenham Girls High School is a public girls' high school located in Beecroft, New South Wales (2119), within the Hornsby local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,436 students.
Cheltenham Girls High School has an ICSEA value of 1142, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 57% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 93 teachers (92.7 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Cheltenham Girls High School scores 72.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 77th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (8th 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 1142
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)57% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+1 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 Cheltenham Girls High School's 1,436 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cheltenham Girls High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cheltenham Girls High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Epping Heights Public School
Epping · Government primary · K-6
396 students · ICSEA 1152 · 690 m away
Beecroft Public School
Beecroft · Government primary · K-6
837 students · ICSEA 1187 · 932 m away
Arden Anglican School, Junior Campus
Beecroft · Independent combined · K-12
997 students · ICSEA 1173 · 1.4 km away
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School
Epping · Catholic primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 1170 · 1.7 km away
Epping West Public School
Epping · Government primary · K-6
994 students · ICSEA 1131 · 1.9 km away
Karonga School
Epping · Government special · U
89 students · ICSEA 1030 · 2.0 km away
St Agatha's Catholic Primary School
Pennant Hills · Catholic primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.0 km away
Sydney Science College
Epping · Independent high school · 11-12
20 students · ICSEA 1140 · 2.0 km away
Epping North Public School
North Epping · Government primary · K-6
382 students · ICSEA 1174 · 2.1 km away
Epping Public School
Epping · Government primary · K-6
790 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cherrybrook Technology High School
Cherrybrook · Government high school · 7-12
2,098 students · ICSEA 1146
Chatswood High School
Chatswood · Government high school · 7-12
2,147 students · ICSEA 1137
Killara High School
Killara · Government high school · 7-12
1,803 students · ICSEA 1147
Hurlstone Agricultural High School
Glenfield · Government high school · 7-12
934 students · ICSEA 1147
St George Girls High School
Kogarah · Government high school · 7-12
908 students · ICSEA 1148
Sydney Technical High School
Bexley · Government high school · 7-12
907 students · ICSEA 1136
Frequently asked questions
Is Cheltenham Girls High School a public or private school?
Cheltenham Girls High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Cheltenham Girls High School offer?
Cheltenham Girls High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Cheltenham Girls High School?
In 2025, Cheltenham Girls High School had 1,436 enrolled students (1,436 girls, 0 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cheltenham Girls High School?
Cheltenham Girls High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1142. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Cheltenham Girls High School rank in NSW?
Cheltenham Girls High School ranks 77th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (72.8/100), and 214th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Cheltenham Girls High School?
Cheltenham Girls High School has about 15.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Cheltenham Girls High School?
In 2025, Cheltenham Girls High School had 256 students in Year 7 and 236 in Year 12.
Is Cheltenham Girls High School co-ed?
No. Cheltenham Girls High School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Cheltenham Girls High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cheltenham Girls 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 Cheltenham Girls High School?
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