Riverstone High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Riverstone, New South Wales 2765 · Blacktown LGA
About Riverstone High School
Riverstone High School is a public high school located in Riverstone, New South Wales (2765), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 861 students (410 girls and 451 boys).
Riverstone High School has an ICSEA value of 979, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 37th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 40% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 65 teachers (68.5 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 114% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Riverstone High School scores 53.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 257th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (15th of 28 in the Blacktown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 979
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+114% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+36 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 Riverstone High School's 861 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Riverstone High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Riverstone High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
South Creek School
Riverstone · Government special · U
82 students · ICSEA 982 · 211 m away
Norwest Christian College
Riverstone · Independent combined · K-12
1,187 students · ICSEA 1109 · 232 m away
Ngarra Christian College
Riverstone · Independent special · U
37 students · ICSEA 1085 · 235 m away
Riverstone Public School
Riverstone · Government primary · P-6
599 students · ICSEA 986 · 441 m away
St John's Primary School
Riverstone · Catholic primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1113 · 525 m away
Casuarina School
Riverstone · Government special · U
40 students · ICSEA 912 · 883 m away
Schofields Public School
Schofields · Government primary · K-6
1,119 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.6 km away
Tallawong Public School
Rouse Hill · Government primary · K-6
121 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.3 km away
Galungara Public School
Schofields · Government primary · K-6
882 students · ICSEA 1106 · 2.5 km away
Marsden Park Anglican College
Marsden Park · Independent combined · K-8
733 students · ICSEA 1109 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Orange High School
Orange · Government high school · 7-12
914 students · ICSEA 979
Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
Jesmond · Government high school · 11-12
659 students · ICSEA 980
Mount Annan High School
Mount Annan · Government high school · 7-12
876 students · ICSEA 980
Prairiewood High School
Prairiewood · Government high school · 7-12
1,288 students · ICSEA 978
Mitchell High School
Blacktown · Government high school · 7-12
876 students · ICSEA 978
Monaro High School
Cooma North · Government high school · 7-12
372 students · ICSEA 977
Frequently asked questions
Is Riverstone High School a public or private school?
Riverstone High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Riverstone High School offer?
Riverstone High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Riverstone High School?
In 2025, Riverstone High School had 861 enrolled students (410 girls, 451 boys), a change of 114% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Riverstone High School?
Riverstone High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 979. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Riverstone High School rank in NSW?
Riverstone High School ranks 257th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (53.1/100), and 674th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Riverstone High School?
Riverstone High School has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Riverstone High School?
In 2025, Riverstone High School had 182 students in Year 7 and 79 in Year 12.
Is Riverstone High School co-ed?
Yes. Riverstone High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Riverstone High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Riverstone 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 Riverstone High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Riverstone, about 703 m from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.