Marrickville High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Marrickville, New South Wales 2204 · Inner West LGA
About Marrickville High School
Marrickville High School is a public high school located in Marrickville, New South Wales (2204), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 625 students (240 girls and 385 boys).
Marrickville High School has an ICSEA value of 1052, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 61 teachers (67.9 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 33% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Marrickville High School scores 75.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 60th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd 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 1052
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+33% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- 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 Marrickville High School's 625 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Marrickville High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Marrickville High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wilkins Public School
Marrickville · Government primary · K-6
508 students · ICSEA 1135 · 470 m away
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Marrickville · Catholic primary · K-6
372 students · ICSEA 1072 · 514 m away
Marrickville Public School
Marrickville · Government primary · K-6
213 students · ICSEA 1090 · 584 m away
Casimir Catholic College
Marrickville · Catholic high school · 7-12
827 students · ICSEA 1052 · 726 m away
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design
Dulwich Hill · Government high school · 7-12
804 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.0 km away
Newington College
Stanmore · Independent combined · K-12
2,072 students · ICSEA 1182 · 1.1 km away
St Maroun's College
Marrickville · Independent combined · K-12
567 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.1 km away
Petersham Public School
Petersham · Government primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.2 km away
NSW School of Languages
Petersham · Government high school
· 1.3 km away
Lewisham Public School
Lewisham · Government primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 1121 · 1.3 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Marys Senior High School
St Marys · Government high school · 11-12
926 students · ICSEA 1052
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
Blacktown Boys High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
898 students · ICSEA 1053
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
Frequently asked questions
Is Marrickville High School a public or private school?
Marrickville High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Marrickville High School offer?
Marrickville High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Marrickville High School?
In 2025, Marrickville High School had 625 enrolled students (240 girls, 385 boys), a change of 33% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Marrickville High School?
Marrickville High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1052. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Marrickville High School rank in NSW?
Marrickville High School ranks 60th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (75.1/100), and 167th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Marrickville High School?
Marrickville 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 Marrickville High School?
In 2025, Marrickville High School had 102 students in Year 7 and 95 in Year 12.
Is Marrickville High School co-ed?
Yes. Marrickville High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Marrickville High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Marrickville 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 Marrickville High School?
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