Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025North Curl Curl, New South Wales 2099 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus is a public high school located in North Curl Curl, New South Wales (2099), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 766 students (307 girls and 459 boys).
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus has an ICSEA value of 1217, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 79% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 57 teachers (59.5 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus scores 76.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of secondary schools nationally and 46th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (5th 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 1217
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)79% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Manly Campus's 766 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Luke's Grammar School
Dee Why · Independent combined · K-12
1,481 students · ICSEA 1178 · 371 m away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
Freshwater · Government high school · 11-12
647 students · ICSEA 1098 · 665 m away
Curl Curl North Public School
North Curl Curl · Government primary · K-6
699 students · ICSEA 1116 · 778 m away
St Augustine's College Sydney
Brookvale · Independent combined · 5-12
1,580 students · ICSEA 1141 · 894 m away
Brookvale Public School
Brookvale · Government primary · K-6
306 students · ICSEA 1075 · 978 m away
Harbord Public School
Freshwater · Government primary · K-6
881 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.2 km away
St Kevin's Catholic Primary School
Dee Why · Catholic primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 1085 · 1.2 km away
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.4 km away
St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Narraweena · Catholic primary · K-6
247 students · ICSEA 1091 · 1.5 km away
Dee Why Public School
Dee Why · Government primary · K-6
478 students · ICSEA 1028 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
James Ruse Agricultural High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
857 students · ICSEA 1222
Hornsby Girls High School
Hornsby · Government high school · 7-12
722 students · ICSEA 1209
Normanhurst Boys High School
Normanhurst · Government high school · 7-12
752 students · ICSEA 1207
Merewether High School
Broadmeadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,080 students · ICSEA 1206
North Sydney Girls High School
Crows Nest · Government high school · 7-12
916 students · ICSEA 1203
Baulkham Hills High School
Baulkham Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,223 students · ICSEA 1203
Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus a public or private school?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus offer?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus had 766 enrolled students (307 girls, 459 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1217. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus rank in NSW?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus ranks 46th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (76.6/100), and 123rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus?
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus?
In 2025, Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus had 120 students in Year 7 and 128 in Year 12.
Is Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus co-ed?
Yes. Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly 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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