Melonba High School
Corner Elara Boulevard & Kaluta Avenue, Marsden Park NSW 2765
Melonba High School is a government secondary school in Marsden Park, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 704 students. Its ICSEA is 1,073, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Melonba High School as a newly built NSW government secondary school in Marsden Park, opened in 2024 and moving into its permanent campus in 2025. Built to serve up to 2,000 students, it offers specialist facilities including science labs, wood and metal workshops, a VET kitchen, performing arts and visual arts classrooms, a multipurpose hall, sports and recreation facilities, and a library, reflecting its role as new infrastructure for Sydney's fast-growing north-west.
Often praised
- brand new, modern facilities
- wide range of specialist workshops
- purpose-built for growing area
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: low. 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 Melonba High School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) | Marsden Park | Catholic high school | 1.5 km | 1,088 | 940 |
| Chifley College Shalvey Campus | Shalvey | Public high school | 3.7 km | 828 | 391 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park | Riverstone | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,101 | 2,523 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College | Marsden Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 km | 1,109 | 733 |
| Chifley College Bidwill Campus | Bidwill | Public high school | 4.6 km | 849 | 720 |
| Chifley College Mount Druitt Campus | Mount Druitt | Public high school | 5.3 km | 864 | 648 |
| St Clare's Catholic High School | Hassall Grove | Catholic high school | 5.4 km | 963 | 618 |
| Richard Johnson Anglican College | Oakhurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.9 km | 1,072 | 1,028 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model Farms High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Baulkham Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,021 | 1,073 |
| Ashfield Boys High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Ashfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 751 | 1,074 |
| Macarthur Girls High School | Parramatta | Public high school · 7-12 | 997 | 1,071 |
| Pittwater High School | Mona Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 876 | 1,071 |
| Randwick High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Randwick | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,460 | 1,071 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,168 | 1,075 |
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.