Strathfield Girls High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Strathfield, New South Wales 2135 · Strathfield LGA
About Strathfield Girls High School
Strathfield Girls High School is a public girls' high school located in Strathfield, New South Wales (2135), within the Strathfield local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,063 students.
Strathfield Girls High School has an ICSEA value of 1077, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 73 teachers (75.4 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Strathfield Girls High School scores 69.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 122nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 3 in the Strathfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1077
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Strathfield Girls High School's 1,063 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Strathfield Girls High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Strathfield Girls High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
Strathfield · Catholic primary · K-6
315 students · ICSEA 1120 · 223 m away
Marie Bashir Public School
Strathfield · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1104 · 496 m away
Meriden School
Strathfield · Independent combined · K-12
1,761 students · ICSEA 1180 · 496 m away
Chalmers Road School
Strathfield · Government special · U
79 students · ICSEA 1006 · 687 m away
Homebush Public School
Homebush · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1094 · 734 m away
St Patrick's College, Strathfield
Strathfield · Independent combined · 5-12
1,598 students · ICSEA 1126 · 949 m away
Santa Sabina College
Strathfield · Independent combined · K-12
1,320 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.0 km away
Homebush Boys High School
Homebush · Government high school · 7-12
891 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.1 km away
Burwood Public School
Burwood · Government primary · K-6
476 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.4 km away
MLC School
Burwood · Independent combined · K-12
1,393 students · ICSEA 1177 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,169 students · ICSEA 1075
Ashfield Boys High School
Ashfield · Government high school · 7-12
751 students · ICSEA 1074
Barrenjoey High School
Avalon Beach · Government high school · 7-12
865 students · ICSEA 1081
Macquarie Fields High School
Macquarie Fields · Government high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1081
Model Farms High School
Baulkham Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,021 students · ICSEA 1073
Melonba High School
Melonba · Government high school · 7-12
704 students · ICSEA 1073
Frequently asked questions
Is Strathfield Girls High School a public or private school?
Strathfield Girls High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Strathfield Girls High School offer?
Strathfield Girls High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Strathfield Girls High School?
In 2025, Strathfield Girls High School had 1,063 enrolled students (1,063 girls, 0 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Strathfield Girls High School?
Strathfield Girls High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1077. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Strathfield Girls High School rank in NSW?
Strathfield Girls High School ranks 122nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (69.0/100), and 308th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Strathfield Girls High School?
Strathfield Girls High School has about 14.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Strathfield Girls High School?
In 2025, Strathfield Girls High School had 161 students in Year 7 and 178 in Year 12.
Is Strathfield Girls High School co-ed?
No. Strathfield Girls High School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Strathfield Girls High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Strathfield Girls 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 Strathfield Girls High School?
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