Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cromer, New South Wales 2099 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus is a public high school located in Cromer, New South Wales (2099), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,157 students (541 girls and 616 boys).
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus has an ICSEA value of 1056, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 80 teachers (85.8 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 55% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus scores 71.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 99th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (7th 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 1056
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+55% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+27 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 Cromer Campus's 1,157 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Pittwater House Schools
Collaroy · Independent combined · K-12
1,002 students · ICSEA 1158 · 670 m away
Cromer Public School
Cromer · Government primary · K-6
468 students · ICSEA 1091 · 906 m away
Fisher Road School
Dee Why · Government special · U
62 students · ICSEA 1050 · 971 m away
Collaroy Plateau Public School
Collaroy Plateau · Government primary · K-6
452 students · ICSEA 1109 · 987 m away
Wheeler Heights Public School
Collaroy Plateau · Government primary · K-6
430 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.1 km away
St Rose Catholic Primary School
Collaroy Plateau · Catholic primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 1149 · 1.2 km away
Dee Why Public School
Dee Why · Government primary · K-6
478 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.3 km away
Karuna Montessori School
Narraweena · Independent primary · K
4 students · 1.4 km away
Narraweena Public School
Narraweena · Government primary · K-6
511 students · ICSEA 1059 · 1.6 km away
St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Narraweena · Catholic primary · K-6
247 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Warners Bay High School
Warners Bay · Government high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1056
Lambton High School
Lambton · Government high school · 7-12
1,176 students · ICSEA 1057
Bulli High School
Bulli · Government high school · 7-12
979 students · ICSEA 1058
Canterbury Girls High School
Canterbury · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1059
Blacktown Boys High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
898 students · ICSEA 1053
St Marys Senior High School
St Marys · Government high school · 11-12
926 students · ICSEA 1052
Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus a public or private school?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus offer?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus had 1,157 enrolled students (541 girls, 616 boys), a change of 55% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1056. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus rank in NSW?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus ranks 99th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (71.2/100), and 264th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus has about 13.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus had 198 students in Year 7 and 118 in Year 12.
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus co-ed?
Yes. Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer 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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