Meriden School
Strathfield NSW 2135
Meriden School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Strathfield, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,761 students. Its ICSEA is 1,180, 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: Meriden is an independent Anglican day school for girls in Strathfield, founded in 1897, with a non-selective enrolment policy. It educates about 1,650 students from early learning to Year 12 across three adjacent campuses, a few minutes' walk from Strathfield station. Its motto is "Semper fidelis" (Always faithful).
Often praised
- Anglican girls' education
- Early learning to Year 12
- Central, accessible location
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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 Meriden 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 | 2.14 | 452 |
| 2024 | 2.79 | 419 |
| 2023 | 2.55 | 410 |
| 2022 | 2.24 | 360 |
| 2021 | 2.62 | 396 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,139 | 1,320 |
| MLC School, Art and Design Centre | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | — | — |
| MLC School, Music Centre | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | — | — |
| MLC School | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,177 | 1,393 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,126 | 1,598 |
| The McDonald College | North Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,123 | 265 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,074 | 493 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney | Croydon | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,160 | 1,495 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,049 | 1,181 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,501 | 1,178 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,481 | 1,178 |
| MLC School | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,393 | 1,177 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,451 | 1,185 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 979 | 1,175 |
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.