Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Balgowlah, New South Wales 2093 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus is a public boys' high school located in Balgowlah, New South Wales (2093), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,100 students.
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus has an ICSEA value of 1115, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 46% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 74 teachers (76.6 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus scores 69.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 114th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (8th of 14 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 1115
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)46% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- 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 Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus's 1,100 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Balgowlah · Catholic primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1168 · 311 m away
Seaforth Public School
Seaforth · Government primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 1165 · 468 m away
Balgowlah Heights Public School
Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
651 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.1 km away
Manly West Public School
Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.4 km away
Manly Vale Public School
Manly Vale · Government primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1129 · 1.5 km away
Farmhouse Montessori School
North Balgowlah · Independent primary · K-6
37 students · ICSEA 1165 · 1.6 km away
Balgowlah North Public School
North Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
381 students · ICSEA 1169 · 1.6 km away
St Kieran's Catholic Primary School
Manly Vale · Catholic primary · K-6
141 students · ICSEA 1122 · 2.0 km away
Beauty Point Public School
Mosman · Government primary · K-6
205 students · ICSEA 1154 · 2.1 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,023 students · ICSEA 1115 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,023 students · ICSEA 1115
Riverside Girls High School
Gladesville · Government high school · 7-12
665 students · ICSEA 1114
Epping Boys High School
Eastwood · Government high school · 7-12
1,493 students · ICSEA 1117
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus
Rozelle · Government high school · 7-10
854 students · ICSEA 1112
Turramurra High School
South Turramurra · Government high school · 7-12
987 students · ICSEA 1118
The Ponds High School
The Ponds · Government high school · 7-12
2,321 students · ICSEA 1118
Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus a public or private school?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus offer?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus had 1,100 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,100 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1115. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus rank in NSW?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus ranks 114th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (69.8/100), and 293rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus has about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus had 175 students in Year 7 and 173 in Year 12.
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus co-ed?
No. Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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