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Robert Townson High School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Raby, New South Wales 2566 · Campbelltown (NSW) LGA

40.6/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#336 of 539 high schools in NSW
#939 of 1,472 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
742
-2% over 5 years
ICSEA
963
30th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
11.9
62.1 FTE teachers
Year range
7-12

About Robert Townson High School

Robert Townson High School is a public high school located in Raby, New South Wales (2566), within the Campbelltown (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 742 students (361 girls and 381 boys).

Robert Townson High School has an ICSEA value of 963, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 30th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 59 teachers (62.1 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Robert Townson High School scores 40.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 336th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (10th of 15 in the Campbelltown (NSW) area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 963
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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.

Robert Townson High School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
361
Boys
381
Language background other than English
63%
Indigenous students
8%

Enrolments by year level

How Robert Townson High School's 742 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Year 7 cohort
135
Year 12 cohort
96

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Robert Townson High School have changed over the past decade.

6547598632015: 822 students2016: 794 students2017: 759 students2018: 727 students2019: 739 students2020: 760 students2021: 756 students2022: 753 students2023: 771 students2024: 776 students2025: 742 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Schools near Robert Townson High School

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Frequently asked questions

Is Robert Townson High School a public or private school?

Robert Townson High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.

What year levels does Robert Townson High School offer?

Robert Townson High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.

How many students attend Robert Townson High School?

In 2025, Robert Townson High School had 742 enrolled students (361 girls, 381 boys), a change of -2% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Robert Townson High School?

Robert Townson High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 963. 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 Robert Townson High School rank in NSW?

Robert Townson High School ranks 336th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (40.6/100), and 939th of 1,472 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Robert Townson High School?

Robert Townson High School has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How big is the Year 7 cohort at Robert Townson High School?

In 2025, Robert Townson High School had 135 students in Year 7 and 96 in Year 12.

Is Robert Townson High School co-ed?

Yes. Robert Townson High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Robert Townson High School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Robert Townson 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.

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