Rose Bay Secondary College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dover Heights, New South Wales 2030 · Waverley LGA
About Rose Bay Secondary College
Rose Bay Secondary College is a public high school located in Dover Heights, New South Wales (2030), within the Waverley local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,127 students (466 girls and 661 boys).
Rose Bay Secondary College has an ICSEA value of 1107, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 86th percentile of Australian schools. 43% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 89 teachers (80.4 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Rose Bay Secondary College scores 65.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 157th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Waverley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1107
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)43% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-16% enrolments since 2020
- 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 Rose Bay Secondary College's 1,127 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Rose Bay Secondary College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Rose Bay Secondary College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Rose Bay Public School
Rose Bay · Government primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1145 · 761 m away
Galilee Catholic Primary School
Bondi Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
88 students · ICSEA 1160 · 769 m away
Kesser Torah College
Dover Heights · Independent combined · K-12
484 students · ICSEA 1082 · 903 m away
McAuley Catholic Primary School
Rose Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
273 students · ICSEA 1168 · 943 m away
Wairoa School
Bondi Beach · Government special · U
75 students · ICSEA 1025 · 947 m away
WAYS Secondary
Bondi · Independent special · 9-12
62 students · ICSEA 987 · 996 m away
Bondi Beach Public School
Bondi Beach · Government primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.1 km away
Kambala
Rose Bay · Independent combined · K-12
986 students · ICSEA 1169 · 1.5 km away
Kincoppal - Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart
Rose Bay · Independent combined · K-12
851 students · ICSEA 1160 · 1.7 km away
Bellevue Hill Public School
Bellevue Hill · Government primary · K-6
573 students · ICSEA 1156 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Bradfield College
St Leonards · Government high school · 11-12
322 students · ICSEA 1108
Pennant Hills High School
Pennant Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,131 students · ICSEA 1109
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus
Leichhardt · Government high school · 7-10
784 students · ICSEA 1104
Hunters Hill High School
Hunters Hill · Government high school · 7-12
790 students · ICSEA 1104
Inner Sydney High School
Surry Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1104
Carlingford High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,772 students · ICSEA 1111
Frequently asked questions
Is Rose Bay Secondary College a public or private school?
Rose Bay Secondary College is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Rose Bay Secondary College offer?
Rose Bay Secondary College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Rose Bay Secondary College?
In 2025, Rose Bay Secondary College had 1,127 enrolled students (466 girls, 661 boys), a change of -16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Rose Bay Secondary College?
Rose Bay Secondary College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1107. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Rose Bay Secondary College rank in NSW?
Rose Bay Secondary College ranks 157th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (65.3/100), and 397th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Rose Bay Secondary College?
Rose Bay Secondary College has about 14.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Rose Bay Secondary College?
In 2025, Rose Bay Secondary College had 172 students in Year 7 and 206 in Year 12.
Is Rose Bay Secondary College co-ed?
Yes. Rose Bay Secondary College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Rose Bay Secondary College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Rose Bay Secondary College 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 Rose Bay Secondary College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Lane Cove, about 13 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.