Ravenswood School for Girls
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gordon, New South Wales 2072 · Ku-ring-gai LGA
About Ravenswood School for Girls
Ravenswood School for Girls is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Gordon, New South Wales (2072), within the Ku-ring-gai local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,451 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Ravenswood School for Girls has an ICSEA value of 1185, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 75% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 0% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 178 teachers (162.0 full-time equivalent) and 123 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ravenswood School for Girls scores 89.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 3rd of 314 combined schools in NSW (1st of 9 in the Ku-ring-gai area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1185
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)75% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+11% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+115 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 Ravenswood School for Girls's 1,451 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ravenswood School for Girls have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ravenswood School for Girls
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Killara Public School
Killara · Government primary · K-6
273 students · ICSEA 1148 · 979 m away
Gordon West Public School
Pymble · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1150 · 1.6 km away
Gordon East Public School
Gordon · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 1163 · 1.6 km away
Killara High School
Killara · Government high school · 7-12
1,803 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.7 km away
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Lindfield · Catholic primary · K-6
259 students · ICSEA 1168 · 1.7 km away
Highfields Preparatory and Kindergarten School
Lindfield · Independent primary · K-2
98 students · ICSEA 1164 · 1.8 km away
Beaumont Road Public School
Killara · Government primary · K-6
310 students · ICSEA 1164 · 1.8 km away
Lindfield Montessori Preschool
West Lindfield · Independent primary · K
3 students · 2.1 km away
Cromehurst School
Lindfield · Government special · U
60 students · ICSEA 1098 · 2.2 km away
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
West Pymble · Catholic primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1174 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Emanuel School
Randwick · Independent combined · K-12
849 students · ICSEA 1186
Knox Grammar School
Wahroonga · Independent combined · K-12
3,345 students · ICSEA 1187
Wenona School
North Sydney · Independent combined · K-12
1,385 students · ICSEA 1187
Newington College
Stanmore · Independent combined · K-12
2,072 students · ICSEA 1182
Loreto Kirribilli
Kirribilli · Independent combined · K-12
1,176 students · ICSEA 1189
St Andrew's Cathedral School
Sydney · Independent combined · K-12
1,436 students · ICSEA 1189
Frequently asked questions
Is Ravenswood School for Girls a public or private school?
Ravenswood School for Girls is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Ravenswood School for Girls offer?
Ravenswood School for Girls offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Ravenswood School for Girls?
In 2025, Ravenswood School for Girls had 1,451 enrolled students (1,451 girls, 0 boys), a change of 11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ravenswood School for Girls?
Ravenswood School for Girls has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1185. 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 Ravenswood School for Girls rank in NSW?
Ravenswood School for Girls ranks 3rd of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (89.9/100), and 6th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ravenswood School for Girls?
Ravenswood School for Girls has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ravenswood School for Girls?
In 2025, Ravenswood School for Girls had 162 students in Year 7 and 170 in Year 12.
Is Ravenswood School for Girls co-ed?
No. Ravenswood School for Girls is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Ravenswood School for Girls?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ravenswood School for Girls 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 Ravenswood School for Girls?
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