Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design
Seaview St, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203
Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design is a government secondary school in Dulwich Hill, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 804 students. Its ICSEA is 1,092, 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 804.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own website and other public listings, Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design is described as NSW's first specialist visual arts and design secondary school. Alongside a comprehensive curriculum, it runs a selective Visual Arts and Design stream covering drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, digital media and jewellery making, plus music and dance ensembles. Senior students can pursue ATAR or VET pathways, and the school highlights partnerships with the National Art School, COFA/UNSW, Sydney College of the Arts and the Art Gallery of NSW.
Often praised
- Specialist visual arts and design stream
- Tertiary art-school partnerships
- ATAR and VET pathway options
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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 Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and Design on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.59 | 73 |
| 2024 | 0.49 | 54 |
| 2023 | 0.53 | 63 |
| 2022 | 0.20 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0.41 | 39 |
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
Enrichment Stream
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Maroun's College | Marrickville | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,051 | 567 |
| Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham | Lewisham | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,074 | 1,231 |
| Casimir Catholic College | Marrickville | Catholic high school | 1.0 km | 1,052 | 827 |
| Marrickville High School | Marrickville | Public high school | 1.0 km | 1,052 | 624 |
| Trinity Grammar School | Summer Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,168 | 2,296 |
| Trinity Grammar School Bishop Chambers House | Summer Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | — | — |
| Fort Street High SchoolFully | Petersham | Public high school | 1.7 km | 1,176 | 916 |
| Newington College | Stanmore | Independent high school | 1.8 km | 1,182 | 2,072 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirrawee High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kirrawee | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Glenwood High School | Glenwood | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,506 | 1,090 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusPartially | Glebe | Public high school · 11-12 | 787 | 1,094 |
| Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | Public high school · 7-12 | 789 | 1,089 |
| Ku-ring-gai High School | North Turramurra | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 1,088 |
| Tempe High SchoolPartially | Tempe | Public high school · 7-12 | 984 | 1,096 |
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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.