Canterbury Girls High School
Church St, Canterbury NSW 2193
Canterbury Girls High School is a government secondary school in Canterbury, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 720 students. Its ICSEA is 1,059, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 722.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Canterbury Girls High School as a government girls' secondary school in Canterbury, NSW, with a history dating back to 1890 and around 700 students across Years 7-12. The school offers both an Academic Stream and a Performing Arts Stream, and its site highlights whole-school programs in student wellbeing, technology, environmental education, sport and student leadership. It has a diverse community, including a significant EALD population, and an active ex-students association preserving school history and traditions. Recent HSC results include multiple Distinguished Achievers.
Often praised
- Performing Arts specialisation
- Strong HSC achievers
- Active ex-students community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Canterbury Girls High 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 | 0.56 | 64 |
| 2024 | 0.45 | 46 |
| 2023 | 0.42 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0.37 | 45 |
| 2021 | 0.60 | 61 |
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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Stream (HPGE program)
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–8
- Entry
- Application form plus supporting material; EOI for public primary students
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Canterbury | Public high school | 0.4 km | 1,018 | 422 |
| Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,168 | 2,296 |
| Trinity Grammar School Bishop Chambers House | Summer Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | — | — |
| St Maroun's College | Marrickville | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,051 | 567 |
| Ashfield Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Ashfield | Public high school | 2.1 km | 1,074 | 751 |
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and DesignGifted class: Gifted class | Dulwich Hill | Public high school | 2.1 km | 1,092 | 804 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield | Ashfield | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,043 | 1,092 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham | Lewisham | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,074 | 1,231 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulli High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bulli | Public high school · 7-12 | 979 | 1,058 |
| Cumberland High School | Carlingford | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,172 | 1,060 |
| Lambton High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lambton | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,172 | 1,057 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,156 | 1,056 |
| The Forest High School | Allambie Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 768 | 1,062 |
| Warners Bay High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warners Bay | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,159 | 1,056 |
About this data
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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.