Loreto Normanhurst
Normanhurst NSW 2076
Loreto Normanhurst is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Normanhurst, NSW for Years 5–12 with about 1,240 students. Its ICSEA is 1,164, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. 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: Loreto Normanhurst is a Catholic girls' school for Years 5 to 12 on Sydney's upper North Shore, founded in 1897 in the Loreto Sisters tradition. It has about 1,200 students, including over 200 boarders, and is described as the largest girls' boarding school in NSW. A new on-campus boarding house for 216 boarders is opening in 2026.
Often praised
- Girls' boarding tradition
- Loreto Catholic heritage
- Bushland campus
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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 Loreto Normanhurst 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 | 1.79 | 316 |
| 2024 | 1.38 | 238 |
| 2023 | 1.57 | 237 |
| 2022 | 1.49 | 235 |
| 2021 | 1.72 | 306 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsleigh | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,217 | 1,634 |
| Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,187 | 3,345 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,161 | 633 |
| Northside Montessori School | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,147 | 159 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,178 | 2,501 |
| Masada College | St Ives | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.2 km | 1,162 | 368 |
| Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.2 km | 1,141 | 771 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding House | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hills Grammar School | Kenthurst | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,208 | 1,164 |
| The King's School | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,150 | 1,163 |
| Masada College | St Ives | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 368 | 1,162 |
| The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,076 | 1,162 |
| William Clarke College | Kellyville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,951 | 1,162 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 633 | 1,161 |
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.