Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Freshwater, New South Wales 2096 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus is a public high school located in Freshwater, New South Wales (2096), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from 11 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 647 students (427 girls and 220 boys).
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus has an ICSEA value of 1098, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 38% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 52 teachers (60.5 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus scores 83.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 11th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd 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 1098
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)38% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+14 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 Freshwater Senior Campus's 647 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
North Curl Curl · Government high school · 7-12
766 students · ICSEA 1217 · 665 m away
Harbord Public School
Freshwater · Government primary · K-6
881 students · ICSEA 1137 · 741 m away
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1134 · 847 m away
Curl Curl North Public School
North Curl Curl · Government primary · K-6
699 students · ICSEA 1116 · 969 m away
St Luke's Grammar School
Dee Why · Independent combined · K-12
1,481 students · ICSEA 1178 · 1.0 km away
Brookvale Public School
Brookvale · Government primary · K-6
306 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.1 km away
St Augustine's College Sydney
Brookvale · Independent combined · 5-12
1,580 students · ICSEA 1141 · 1.2 km away
Stewart House School
Curl Curl · Government special
· 1.2 km away
The Beach School
Allambie Heights · Government special · U
35 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.7 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,023 students · ICSEA 1115 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
11 students · ICSEA 1098
Tempe High School
Tempe · Government high school · 7-12
985 students · ICSEA 1096
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus
Glebe · Government high school · 11-12
798 students · ICSEA 1094
Ryde Secondary College
Ryde · Government high school · 7-12
1,487 students · ICSEA 1102
Crestwood High School
Baulkham Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,022 students · ICSEA 1103
Kirrawee High School
Kirrawee · Government high school · 7-12
1,185 students · ICSEA 1092
Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus a public or private school?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus offer?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus offers 11 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus had 647 enrolled students (427 girls, 220 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1098. 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 Freshwater Senior Campus rank in NSW?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus ranks 11th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (83.0/100), and 36th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus co-ed?
Yes. Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior 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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