MLC School
Burwood NSW 2134
MLC School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Burwood, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,393 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,177, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: MLC School is an independent Uniting Church day school for girls in Burwood, founded in 1886 to prepare students for university entrance. It teaches from early learning through Kindergarten to Year 12 and enrolled about 1,400 students in 2025. The school also operates dedicated centres for art and design and for music, reflecting its emphasis on the creative arts alongside academics.
Often praised
- Creative arts centres
- Girls' education since 1886
- Early learning to Year 12
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 MLC 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 | 0.76 | 119 |
| 2024 | 0.37 | 49 |
| 2023 | 0.62 | 93 |
| 2022 | 0.85 | 111 |
| 2021 | 1.02 | 131 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLC School, Music Centre | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.1 km | — | — |
| MLC School, Art and Design Centre | Burwood | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | — | — |
| Santa Sabina College | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,139 | 1,320 |
| Meriden School | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,180 | 1,761 |
| Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney | Croydon | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,160 | 1,495 |
| The McDonald College | North Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,123 | 265 |
| St Patrick's College, Strathfield | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,126 | 1,598 |
| Australian International Academy, Sydney, Strathfield Campus | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,074 | 493 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tara Anglican School for Girls | North Parramatta | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 979 | 1,175 |
| Meriden School | Strathfield | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,761 | 1,180 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney | Maroubra Junction | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,049 | 1,181 |
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.