Frensham School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mittagong, New South Wales 2575 · Wingecarribee LGA
About Frensham School
Frensham School is an independent girls' high school located in Mittagong, New South Wales (2575), within the Wingecarribee local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 345 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Frensham School has an ICSEA value of 1137, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 54% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 48 teachers (42.9 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Frensham School scores 81.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 16th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Wingecarribee area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1137
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)54% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-17 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 Frensham School's 345 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Frensham School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Frensham School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Mittagong · Catholic primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1035 · 800 m away
Mittagong Public School
Mittagong · Government primary · K-6
536 students · ICSEA 992 · 978 m away
Tangara School
Mittagong · Government special · U
48 students · ICSEA 971 · 1.7 km away
Frensham Junior School
Mittagong · Independent primary · K-6
103 students · ICSEA 1157 · 2.1 km away
Highlands School
Mittagong · Government special · U
37 students · ICSEA 860 · 2.3 km away
Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School
Bowral · Independent combined · K-12
131 students · ICSEA 1052 · 3.6 km away
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Bowral · Catholic primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1103 · 3.8 km away
Bowral Public School
Bowral · Government primary · K-6
484 students · ICSEA 1090 · 4.2 km away
Bowral High School
Bowral · Government high school · 7-12
564 students · ICSEA 956 · 4.6 km away
Southern Highlands Christian School
Bowral · Independent combined · K-12
363 students · ICSEA 1068 · 5.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Glebe · Independent high school · 7-12
1,044 students · ICSEA 1138
Stella Maris College
Manly · Independent high school · 7-12
1,006 students · ICSEA 1135
Sydney Science College
Epping · Independent high school · 11-12
20 students · ICSEA 1140
St Joseph's College
Hunters Hill · Independent high school · 7-12
1,100 students · ICSEA 1130
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta
Parramatta · Independent high school · 7-12
1,097 students · ICSEA 1144
St Vincent's College
Potts Point · Independent high school · 7-12
755 students · ICSEA 1145
Frequently asked questions
Is Frensham School a public or private school?
Frensham School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Frensham School offer?
Frensham School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Frensham School?
In 2025, Frensham School had 345 enrolled students (345 girls, 0 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Frensham School?
Frensham School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1137. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Frensham School rank in NSW?
Frensham School ranks 16th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (81.0/100), and 54th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Frensham School?
Frensham School has about 8.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Frensham School?
In 2025, Frensham School had 49 students in Year 7 and 70 in Year 12.
Is Frensham School co-ed?
No. Frensham School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Frensham School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Frensham 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 Frensham School?
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