Colyton High School
37-53 Carpenter St, St Marys NSW 2760
Colyton High School is a government secondary school in St Marys, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 765 students. Its ICSEA is 922, 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 765.
About this school, from public sources
Based on public information from the school's own website, Colyton High School is a NSW government secondary school in St Marys offering a broad academic curriculum alongside school-delivered and TAFE VET courses in areas such as construction, hospitality, retail, business and entertainment. The school runs Inspire, a gifted and talented enrichment program, plus sporting and creative/performing arts opportunities, a Norta Norta program supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, and a Bring Your Own Device technology environment with active student leadership structures.
Often praised
- Gifted and talented Inspire program
- Range of VET/TAFE pathways
- Strong student leadership culture
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: low. 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 Colyton High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 2 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0.08 | 7 |
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
Year 7 Academic Enrichment class
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
- Entry
- Written application, teacher recommendation, assessment day
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Christian School | Mount Druitt | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 977 | 264 |
| St Clair High School | St Clair | Public high school | 2.1 km | 956 | 717 |
| CathWest Innovation College | Mount Druitt | Catholic high school | 3.0 km | 1,013 | 385 |
| St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | Public high school | 3.0 km | 1,052 | 925 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College, St Bishoy Hall | Mount Druitt | Independent high school | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Chifley College Senior Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school | 3.1 km | 894 | 499 |
| St Bishoy Coptic Orthodox College | Mount Druitt | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.4 km | 966 | 279 |
| Chifley College Dunheved CampusGifted class: HPGE extension class | North St Marys | Public high school | 3.4 km | 870 | 586 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junee High School | Junee | Public high school · 7-12 | 237 | 922 |
| Moruya High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Moruya | Public high school · 7-12 | 356 | 922 |
| Rutherford Technology High School | Rutherford | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,405 | 922 |
| Gorokan High SchoolPartially | Lake Haven | Public high school · 7-12 | 978 | 923 |
| Gundagai High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gundagai | Public high school · 7-12 | 154 | 923 |
| Punchbowl Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Punchbowl | Public high school · 7-12 | 472 | 923 |
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.