Macquarie Grammar School
Sydney NSW 2000
Macquarie Grammar School is an independent secondary school in Sydney, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 84 students. Its ICSEA is 1,027, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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: Macquarie Grammar School is a private, independent, secular, non-selective, co-educational school for Years 7 to 12, established in 2004 in the Sydney CBD near the Queen Victoria Building. It has around 95 students, mostly international, with a low student-to-teacher ratio. Its academic curriculum prepares students for the HSC, university education and the workplace.
Often praised
- Central Sydney location
- Small class sizes
- HSC and university preparation
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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 Macquarie Grammar School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results (count) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Cathedral School - Bishop Barry Senior College | Sydney | Independent high school | 0.3 km | — | — |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School | Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,189 | 1,436 |
| Australian International High School | Sydney | Independent high school | 0.5 km | 1,028 | — |
| St Mary's Cathedral College | Sydney | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,125 | 937 |
| Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Independent high school | 0.9 km | 1,274 | 1,925 |
| William Street Campus | Woolloomooloo | Catholic high school | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Westbourne College Sydney | Ultimo | Independent high school | 1.1 km | 1,153 | 65 |
| Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Public high school | 1.1 km | 1,194 | 153 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian International High School | Sydney | Independent high school | — | 1,028 |
| St Paul's College | Walla Walla | Independent high school · 7-12 | 312 | 1,030 |
| St Stanislaus' College | Bathurst | Independent high school · 7-12 | 713 | 1,038 |
| St Dominic's College | Kingswood | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,010 | 1,008 |
| St Patrick's College Campbelltown | Campbelltown | Independent high school · 7-12 | 698 | 1,049 |
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.