Marsden High School
8 Rhodes St, Meadowbank NSW 2114
Marsden High School is a government secondary school in Meadowbank, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,295 students. Its ICSEA is 1,050, 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 1,298.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Marsden High School is a co-educational government secondary school in Meadowbank serving Years 7-12 in a bushland setting close to bus and rail links. The school is noted for a broad curriculum with emphasis on Creative and Performing Arts, STEM, robotics and dance, alongside High Potential and Gifted Education programs (Pinnacle and Horizon) and enrichment classes such as the Galileo Project. NAPLAN results sit in line with national averages, and most students go on to tertiary study after the HSC.
Often praised
- High Potential & Gifted Education programs
- STEM, robotics and creative arts focus
- Strong tertiary progression after HSC
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 Marsden 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 | 0.20 | 29 |
| 2024 | 0.46 | 50 |
| 2023 | 0.29 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0.22 | 27 |
| 2021 | 0.39 | 42 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth Point High School | Wentworth Point | Public high school | 1.6 km | 1,062 | 188 |
| Ryde Secondary CollegePartially | Ryde | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,102 | 1,486 |
| Holy Cross College | Ryde | Catholic high school | 2.6 km | 1,065 | 786 |
| Marist College Eastwood | Eastwood | Catholic high school | 3.0 km | 1,119 | 976 |
| Islamic College of Sport NSW | Sydney Olympic Park | Independent high school | 3.9 km | — | — |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Boat Shed | Gladesville | Independent high school | 4.3 km | — | — |
| St Patrick's Marist College | Dundas | Catholic high school | 4.3 km | 1,089 | 1,070 |
| St Joseph's College | Hunters Hill | Independent high school | 4.7 km | 1,130 | 1,100 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay High School | Byron Bay | Public high school · 7-12 | 818 | 1,050 |
| Cronulla High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cronulla | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,205 | 1,050 |
| Port Hacking High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Miranda | Public high school · 7-12 | 950 | 1,050 |
| Engadine High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Engadine | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,063 | 1,051 |
| The Jannali High School | Jannali | Public high school · 7-12 | 925 | 1,051 |
| Gymea Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gymea | Public high school · 7-12 | 553 | 1,048 |
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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.