Model Farms High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Baulkham Hills, New South Wales 2153 · The Hills LGA
About Model Farms High School
Model Farms High School is a public high school located in Baulkham Hills, New South Wales (2153), within the The Hills local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,021 students (488 girls and 533 boys).
Model Farms High School has an ICSEA value of 1073, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 71 teachers (73.8 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Model Farms High School scores 62.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 180th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (9th of 9 in the The Hills area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1073
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Model Farms High School's 1,021 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Model Farms High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Model Farms High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Winston Heights Public School
Winston Hills · Government primary · K-6
304 students · ICSEA 1103 · 684 m away
St Paul the Apostle Primary School
Winston Hills · Catholic primary · K-6
385 students · ICSEA 1100 · 950 m away
Winston Hills Public School
Winston Hills · Government primary · K-6
636 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.0 km away
Woodbury
Baulkham Hills · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 1112 · 1.1 km away
Jasper Road Public School
Baulkham Hills · Government primary · K-6
803 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.4 km away
Matthew Pearce Public School
Baulkham Hills · Government primary · K-6
1,270 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.4 km away
Seven Hills North Public School
Seven Hills · Government primary · K-6
246 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.8 km away
Toongabbie Public School
Toongabbie · Government primary · K-6
381 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.0 km away
Crestwood Public School
Baulkham Hills · Government primary · K-6
633 students · ICSEA 1139 · 2.3 km away
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Baulkham Hills South · Catholic primary · K-6
403 students · ICSEA 1119 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Melonba High School
Melonba · Government high school · 7-12
704 students · ICSEA 1073
Ashfield Boys High School
Ashfield · Government high school · 7-12
751 students · ICSEA 1074
Pittwater High School
Mona Vale · Government high school · 7-12
881 students · ICSEA 1071
Macarthur Girls High School
Parramatta · Government high school · 7-12
997 students · ICSEA 1071
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,169 students · ICSEA 1075
Randwick High School
Randwick · Government high school · 7-12
1,461 students · ICSEA 1071
Frequently asked questions
Is Model Farms High School a public or private school?
Model Farms High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Model Farms High School offer?
Model Farms High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Model Farms High School?
In 2025, Model Farms High School had 1,021 enrolled students (488 girls, 533 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Model Farms High School?
Model Farms High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1073. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Model Farms High School rank in NSW?
Model Farms High School ranks 180th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (62.6/100), and 447th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Model Farms High School?
Model Farms High School has about 13.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Model Farms High School?
In 2025, Model Farms High School had 176 students in Year 7 and 168 in Year 12.
Is Model Farms High School co-ed?
Yes. Model Farms High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Model Farms High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Model Farms 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 Model Farms High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Baulkham Hills, about 1.8 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.