Marsden High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Meadowbank, New South Wales 2114 · Ryde LGA
About Marsden High School
Marsden High School is a public high school located in Meadowbank, New South Wales (2114), within the Ryde local government area. It caters for students from 6 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,298 students (568 girls and 730 boys).
Marsden High School has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 22% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 99 teachers (107.0 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 48% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Marsden High School scores 73.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 73rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 5 in the Ryde area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1050
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)22% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+48% enrolments since 2020 (area median +13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+25 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 Marsden High School's 1,298 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Marsden High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Marsden High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Meadowbank Public School
Meadowbank · Government primary · K-6
642 students · ICSEA 1095 · 32 m away
Italian Bilingual School
Meadowbank · Independent primary · K-6
111 students · ICSEA 1142 · 273 m away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Meadowbank · Catholic primary · K-6
420 students · ICSEA 1125 · 468 m away
West Ryde Public School
West Ryde · Government primary · K-6
512 students · ICSEA 1117 · 836 m away
Ryde Public School
Ryde · Government primary · K-6
497 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.5 km away
Wentworth Point High School
Wentworth Point · Government high school · 7-12
188 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.5 km away
Wentworth Point Public School
Wentworth Point · Government primary · K-6
672 students · ICSEA 1045 · 1.6 km away
St Therese's Catholic Primary School
Denistone · Catholic primary · K-6
131 students · ICSEA 1095 · 1.8 km away
Melrose Park Public School
West Ryde · Government primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.9 km away
Northcross Christian School
Ryde · Independent primary · K-6
374 students · ICSEA 1194 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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
Byron Bay High School
Byron Bay · Government high school · 7-12
820 students · ICSEA 1050
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
St Marys Senior High School
St Marys · Government high school · 11-12
926 students · ICSEA 1052
Frequently asked questions
Is Marsden High School a public or private school?
Marsden High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Marsden High School offer?
Marsden High School offers 6 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Marsden High School?
In 2025, Marsden High School had 1,298 enrolled students (568 girls, 730 boys), a change of 48% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Marsden High School?
Marsden High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Marsden High School rank in NSW?
Marsden High School ranks 73rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (73.1/100), and 205th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Marsden High School?
Marsden High School has about 12.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Marsden High School?
In 2025, Marsden High School had 214 students in Year 7 and 147 in Year 12.
Is Marsden High School co-ed?
Yes. Marsden High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Marsden High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Marsden 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 Marsden High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Ryde, about 1.9 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.