Sydney Girls High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010 · Sydney LGA
About Sydney Girls High School
Sydney Girls High School is a public girls' high school located in Surry Hills, New South Wales (2010), within the Sydney local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 929 students.
Sydney Girls High School has an ICSEA value of 1193, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 99th percentile of Australian schools. 71% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 58 teachers (63.3 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sydney Girls High School scores 71.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 87th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (9th of 12 in the Sydney area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1193
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)71% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-11 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 Sydney Girls High School's 929 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sydney Girls High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sydney Girls High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sydney Boys High School
Moore Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1189 · 246 m away
Bourke Street Public School
Surry Hills · Government primary · K-6
381 students · ICSEA 1135 · 589 m away
Sydney Distance Education Primary School
Surry Hills · Government primary · K-6
124 students · ICSEA 1094 · 1.1 km away
Paddington Public School
Paddington · Government primary · K-6
147 students · ICSEA 1155 · 1.2 km away
St Francis of Assisi Regional Catholic Primary School
Paddington · Catholic primary · K-6
151 students · ICSEA 1167 · 1.2 km away
Crown Street Public School
Surry Hills · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 1114 · 1.4 km away
Inner Sydney High School
Surry Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.4 km away
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Waterloo · Catholic primary · K-6
76 students · ICSEA 938 · 1.5 km away
Redfern Jarjum College
Redfern · Independent special · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 667 · 1.6 km away
Glenmore Road Public School
Paddington · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 1176 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Conservatorium High School
Sydney · Government high school · 7-12
156 students · ICSEA 1194
North Sydney Boys High School
Crows Nest · Government high school · 7-12
933 students · ICSEA 1195
Sydney Boys High School
Moore Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1189
Girraween High School
Girraween · Government high school · 7-12
784 students · ICSEA 1199
Penrith High School
Penrith · Government high school · 7-12
930 students · ICSEA 1186
Smiths Hill High School
Wollongong · Government high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1186
Frequently asked questions
Is Sydney Girls High School a public or private school?
Sydney Girls High School is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Sydney Girls High School offer?
Sydney Girls High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Sydney Girls High School?
In 2025, Sydney Girls High School had 929 enrolled students (929 girls, 0 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sydney Girls High School?
Sydney Girls High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1193. 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 Sydney Girls High School rank in NSW?
Sydney Girls High School ranks 87th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (71.8/100), and 240th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sydney Girls High School?
Sydney Girls High School has about 14.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sydney Girls High School?
In 2025, Sydney Girls High School had 150 students in Year 7 and 167 in Year 12.
Is Sydney Girls High School co-ed?
No. Sydney Girls High School is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Sydney Girls High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sydney 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 Sydney Girls High School?
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