Cumberland High School
183 Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford NSW 2118
Cumberland High School is a government secondary school in Carlingford, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,172 students. Its ICSEA is 1,060, 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 1,173.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Cumberland High School, a co-educational government secondary school in Carlingford, NSW (Years 7-12), highlights a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport, and creative arts alongside a Gifted and Talented Program from Year 7. The school notes strong HSC results, with students regularly placing in the state's top percentile, plus structured learning support, EAL/D support, and wellbeing services. Community life includes music, zone sport, multicultural festivals like Harmony Day, and a locally funded scholarship program.
Often praised
- Gifted and Talented Program
- Strong HSC academic results
- Multicultural community events
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 Cumberland 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 | 0.33 | 49 |
| 2024 | 0.40 | 51 |
| 2023 | 0.56 | 54 |
| 2022 | 0.43 | 35 |
| 2021 | 0.77 | 75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney | Oatlands | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 980 | 283 |
| James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Carlingford | Public high school | 0.8 km | 1,222 | 857 |
| The King's School | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,163 | 2,150 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,175 | 979 |
| Redeemer Baptist School | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,141 | 549 |
| St Patrick's Marist College | Dundas | Catholic high school | 2.2 km | 1,089 | 1,070 |
| Carlingford High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Carlingford | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,111 | 1,772 |
| Muirfield High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | North Rocks | Public high school | 2.6 km | 1,082 | 836 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Canterbury | Public high school · 7-12 | 720 | 1,059 |
| Bulli High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Bulli | Public high school · 7-12 | 979 | 1,058 |
| The Forest High School | Allambie Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 768 | 1,062 |
| Wentworth Point High School | Wentworth Point | Public high school · 7-12 | 188 | 1,062 |
| Lambton High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Lambton | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,172 | 1,057 |
| Woolooware High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woolooware | Public high school · 7-12 | 788 | 1,063 |
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.