Punchbowl Boys High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Punchbowl, New South Wales 2196 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#435 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1192 of 1,472 nationally
About Punchbowl Boys High School
Punchbowl Boys High School is a public boys' high school located in Punchbowl, New South Wales (2196), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 472 students.
Punchbowl Boys High School has an ICSEA value of 923, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 16th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (47.2 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Punchbowl Boys High School scores 29.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 435th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (19th of 21 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 923
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- 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 Punchbowl Boys High School's 472 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Punchbowl Boys High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Punchbowl Boys High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Punchbowl · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1004 · 412 m away
St Charbel's College
Punchbowl · Independent combined · K-12
1,198 students · ICSEA 1054 · 719 m away
Punchbowl Public School
Punchbowl · Government primary · P-6
528 students · ICSEA 976 · 781 m away
Mount Lewis Infants School
Greenacre · Government primary · K-2
173 students · ICSEA 1047 · 931 m away
Wiley Park Girls High School
Punchbowl · Government high school · 7-12
589 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.3 km away
Al Noori Muslim School
Greenacre · Independent combined · K-12
2,407 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.4 km away
St Euphemia College
Bankstown · Independent combined · K-12
622 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.4 km away
Wiley Park Public School
Wiley Park · Government primary · K-6
550 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.4 km away
Holy Saviour School
Greenacre · Independent primary · K-6
298 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.4 km away
Greenacre Public School
Greenacre · Government primary · K-6
611 students · ICSEA 938 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Windsor High School
Mcgraths Hill · Government high school · 7-12
642 students · ICSEA 923
Gorokan High School
Lake Haven · Government high school · 7-12
981 students · ICSEA 923
Gundagai High School
Gundagai · Government high school · 7-12
154 students · ICSEA 923
Colyton High School
St Marys · Government high school · 7-12
765 students · ICSEA 922
Rutherford Technology High School
Rutherford · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 922
Junee High School
Junee · Government high school · 7-12
237 students · ICSEA 922
Frequently asked questions
Is Punchbowl Boys High School a public or private school?
Punchbowl Boys High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Punchbowl Boys High School offer?
Punchbowl Boys High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Punchbowl Boys High School?
In 2025, Punchbowl Boys High School had 472 enrolled students (0 girls, 472 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Punchbowl Boys High School?
Punchbowl Boys High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 923. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Punchbowl Boys High School rank in NSW?
Punchbowl Boys High School ranks 435th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (29.4/100), and 1192nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Punchbowl Boys High School?
Punchbowl Boys High School has about 10.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Punchbowl Boys High School?
In 2025, Punchbowl Boys High School had 79 students in Year 7 and 35 in Year 12.
Is Punchbowl Boys High School co-ed?
No. Punchbowl Boys High School is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Punchbowl Boys High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Punchbowl Boys 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 Punchbowl Boys High School?
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