Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
138 Abbott Rd, North Curl Curl NSW 2099
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus is a government secondary school in North Curl Curl, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 765 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,217, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 766.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information indicates Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus is a coeducational, academically selective government high school for years 7-12, catering to high-potential and gifted learners who gain entry through the NSW selective schools test. The school describes an emphasis on academic excellence alongside cultural, sporting, and leadership opportunities, with teachers collaborating across the wider Northern Beaches Secondary College network to build personalised learning pathways. It reports strong NAPLAN results and an above-average ICSEA, and highlights community partnerships and family involvement.
Often praised
- Academically selective entry
- Strong NAPLAN results
- Personalised learning pathways
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 Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.33 | 298 |
| 2024 | 2.52 | 350 |
| 2023 | 2.26 | 287 |
| 2022 | 2.28 | 330 |
| 2021 | 3.01 | 418 |
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
Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus | Freshwater | Public high school | 0.6 km | 1,098 | 646 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | Public high school | 2.3 km | 1,115 | 1,021 |
| Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,158 | 1,002 |
| Stella Maris College Benedict Campus | Manly | Independent high school | 2.7 km | — | — |
| Stella Maris College | Manly | Independent high school | 2.7 km | 1,135 | 1,006 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus | Cromer | Public high school | 2.7 km | 1,056 | 1,156 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Carlingford | Public high school · 7-12 | 857 | 1,222 |
| Hornsby Girls High SchoolFully | Hornsby | Public high school · 7-12 | 720 | 1,209 |
| Normanhurst Boys High SchoolFully | Normanhurst | Public high school · 7-12 | 752 | 1,207 |
| Merewether High SchoolFully | Broadmeadow | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,071 | 1,206 |
| Baulkham Hills High SchoolFully | Baulkham Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,222 | 1,203 |
| North Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Crows Nest | Public high school · 7-12 | 911 | 1,203 |
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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.