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Covenant Christian School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Belrose, New South Wales 2085 · Northern Beaches LGA

72.2/ 100
Success Index
Top 25%

#78 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#218 of 1,259 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
884
-3% over 5 years
ICSEA
1155
96th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
12.0
73.6 FTE teachers
Year range
K-12

About Covenant Christian School

Covenant Christian School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Belrose, New South Wales (2085), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 884 students (426 girls and 458 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.

Covenant Christian School has an ICSEA value of 1155, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 96th percentile of Australian schools. 61% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 95 teachers (73.6 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Covenant Christian School scores 72.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 78th of 314 combined schools in NSW (6th of 8 in the Northern Beaches area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1155
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)61% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.0 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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.

Covenant Christian School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
426
Boys
458
Language background other than English
33%
Indigenous students
0%

Enrolments by year level

How Covenant Christian School's 884 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
38
Year 7 cohort
98
Year 12 cohort
82

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Covenant Christian School have changed over the past decade.

7718779832015: 857 students2016: 876 students2017: 880 students2018: 879 students2019: 909 students2020: 908 students2021: 901 students2022: 918 students2023: 936 students2024: 926 students2025: 884 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Covenant Christian School a public or private school?

Covenant Christian School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.

What year levels does Covenant Christian School offer?

Covenant Christian School offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.

How many students attend Covenant Christian School?

In 2025, Covenant Christian School had 884 enrolled students (426 girls, 458 boys), a change of -3% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Covenant Christian School?

Covenant Christian School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1155. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does Covenant Christian School rank in NSW?

Covenant Christian School ranks 78th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (72.2/100), and 218th of 1,259 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Covenant Christian School?

Covenant Christian School has about 12.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at Covenant Christian School?

In 2025, Covenant Christian School had 98 students in Year 7 and 82 in Year 12.

Is Covenant Christian School co-ed?

Yes. Covenant Christian School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Covenant Christian School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Covenant Christian 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 Covenant Christian School?

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