Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Leichhardt, New South Wales 2040 · Inner West LGA
About Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus is a public high school located in Leichhardt, New South Wales (2040), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 784 students (304 girls and 480 boys).
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus has an ICSEA value of 1104, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 47% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 61 teachers (56.5 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus scores 66.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 154th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (9th of 9 in the Inner West area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1104
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)47% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-16% enrolments since 2020 (area median +5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 Secondary College Leichhardt Campus's 784 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Leichhardt Public School
Leichhardt · Government primary · K-6
532 students · ICSEA 1122 · 540 m away
St Columba's Catholic Primary School
Leichhardt North · Catholic primary · K-6
180 students · ICSEA 1167 · 628 m away
St Fiacre's Catholic Primary School
Leichhardt · Catholic primary · K-6
91 students · ICSEA 1151 · 662 m away
Orange Grove Public School
Leichhardt · Government primary · P-6
519 students · ICSEA 1132 · 793 m away
Taverners Hill Infants School
Petersham · Government primary · K-2
20 students · ICSEA 1129 · 1.1 km away
Annandale North Public School
Annandale · Government primary · K-6
359 students · ICSEA 1148 · 1.2 km away
Annandale Public School
Annandale · Government primary · P-6
363 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.2 km away
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Annandale · Catholic primary · K-6
155 students · ICSEA 1166 · 1.2 km away
Fort Street High School
Petersham · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 1176 · 1.3 km away
Kegworth Public School
Leichhardt · Government primary · P-6
252 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.4 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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
Crestwood High School
Baulkham Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,022 students · ICSEA 1103
Ryde Secondary College
Ryde · Government high school · 7-12
1,487 students · ICSEA 1102
Rose Bay Secondary College
Dover Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,127 students · ICSEA 1107
Bradfield College
St Leonards · Government high school · 11-12
322 students · ICSEA 1108
Frequently asked questions
Is Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus a public or private school?
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus offer?
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus offers 7 to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus?
In 2025, Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus had 784 enrolled students (304 girls, 480 boys), a change of -16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus?
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1104. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus rank in NSW?
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus ranks 154th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (66.0/100), and 381st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus?
Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus?
In 2025, Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus had 194 students in Year 7.
Is Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus co-ed?
Yes. Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt Campus 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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