Australian Performing Arts Grammar School
Glebe NSW 2037
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School is an independent secondary school in Glebe, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 129 students. Its ICSEA is 1,103, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Australian Performing Arts Grammar School is an independent, co-educational specialist secondary school in Glebe for Years 7 to 12, established in 2005 and in its purpose-built Broadway premises since 2012. Students follow the NSW curriculum towards the HSC over three and a half days, with Thursday afternoons and Fridays devoted to professional masterclasses in performing and creative arts. About 140 students attend.
Often praised
- Performing arts masterclasses
- Industry-led teaching
- Purpose-built facilities
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Australian Performing Arts Grammar School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0.52 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0.39 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0.32 | 8 |
| 2021 | – | 2 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
| Westbourne College Sydney - Macarthur St | Ultimo | Independent high school | 0.7 km | — | — |
| Westbourne College Sydney | Ultimo | Independent high school | 0.7 km | 1,153 | 65 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusPartially | Glebe | Public high school | 1.1 km | 1,094 | 787 |
| Inner Sydney High School | Surry Hills | Public high school | 1.2 km | 1,104 | 1,160 |
| Australian International High School | Sydney | Independent high school | 1.5 km | 1,028 | — |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point | Glebe | Independent high school | 1.6 km | 1,138 | 1,044 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School - Bishop Barry Senior College | Sydney | Independent high school | 1.6 km | — | — |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Star of the Sea College | Wollongong | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,128 | 1,104 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | Independent high school · 7-12 | 822 | 1,111 |
| Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Independent high school · 7-12 | 2,242 | 1,124 |
| Chevalier College | Burradoo | Independent high school · 7-12 | 951 | 1,081 |
| Rosebank College | Five Dock | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,472 | 1,125 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.