North Sydney Girls High School
Pacific Hwy, Crows Nest NSW 2065
North Sydney Girls High School is a government secondary school in Crows Nest, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 911 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,203, 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 916.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe North Sydney Girls High School, a selective government secondary school in Crows Nest, as one of NSW's top-performing schools by HSC results. Parents and community sources highlight strong academic outcomes, a respectful school culture, and dedicated teaching staff. The school is noted for its music program, with award-winning ensembles and international tours, alongside STEM initiatives including robotics, coding, and university partnerships, plus a Life Ready program supporting senior students' transition beyond school.
Often praised
- strong HSC academic results
- award-winning music ensembles
- STEM and robotics programs
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 North Sydney Girls 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 | 3.47 | 549 |
| 2024 | 2.92 | 450 |
| 2023 | 3.25 | 497 |
| 2022 | 3.14 | 493 |
| 2021 | 2.84 | 429 |
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.
Selective entry
North Sydney Girls High School is a fully selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | Public high school | 0.2 km | 1,135 | 905 |
| Marist Catholic College North Shore | North Sydney | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,166 | 1,609 |
| North Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | North Sydney | Public high school | 0.4 km | 1,195 | 933 |
| Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College | North Sydney | Independent high school | 0.7 km | 1,179 | 1,186 |
| Wenona School | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,187 | 1,385 |
| Reddam House North Shore | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | — | — |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School | North Sydney | Independent high school | 1.1 km | 1,205 | 1,724 |
| Bradfield College | St Leonards | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,108 | 292 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baulkham Hills High SchoolFully | Baulkham Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,222 | 1,203 |
| Merewether High SchoolFully | Broadmeadow | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,071 | 1,206 |
| Girraween High SchoolFully | Girraween | Public high school · 7-12 | 782 | 1,199 |
| Normanhurst Boys High SchoolFully | Normanhurst | Public high school · 7-12 | 752 | 1,207 |
| Hornsby Girls High SchoolFully | Hornsby | Public high school · 7-12 | 720 | 1,209 |
| North Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | North Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 933 | 1,195 |
About this data
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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.