Riverstone High School
71 McCulloch Street, Riverstone NSW 2765
Riverstone High School is a government secondary school in Riverstone, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 861 students. Its ICSEA is 979, 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 861.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own public website, Riverstone High School is a comprehensive, co-educational government secondary school for Years 7-12 in Sydney's north-west. It runs a broad Stage 6 curriculum including Vocational Education pathways and shared access to subjects through the Nirimba Collegiate arrangement, alongside a Year 7 Extension Class program for high-potential students and an Inclusive Education Unit supporting students with intellectual disability and EAL/D learners. The school also promotes a range of extracurricular activities spanning sport, music, performing arts and debating.
Often praised
- Year 7 extension class program
- Inclusive Education Unit support
- Broad VET and Nirimba Collegiate 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: 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 Riverstone High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 3 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0.03 | 1 |
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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
HPGE Extension Class
The NSW Department of Education runs High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) extension classes in selected comprehensive public high schools, so that high-potential students can be grouped together without moving to a selective school.
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwest Christian College | Riverstone | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | 1,109 | 1,187 |
| Marsden Park Anglican College | Marsden Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,109 | 733 |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields) | Schofields | Catholic high school | 3.3 km | 1,074 | 1,159 |
| Rouse Hill Anglican College | Rouse Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,137 | 1,578 |
| The Ponds High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | The Ponds | Public high school | 3.4 km | 1,118 | 2,318 |
| Australian Christian College - Marsden Park | Riverstone | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,101 | 2,523 |
| Box Hill High School | Box Hill | Public high school | 4.3 km | — | — |
| St John Paul II Catholic College (Nirimba) | Nirimba Fields | Catholic high school | 5.2 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange High School | Orange | Public high school · 7-12 | 914 | 979 |
| Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus | Jesmond | Public high school · 11-12 | 647 | 980 |
| Mitchell High School | Blacktown | Public high school · 7-12 | 875 | 978 |
| Mount Annan High School | Mount Annan | Public high school · 7-12 | 876 | 980 |
| Prairiewood High SchoolPartially | Prairiewood | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,284 | 978 |
| Monaro High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cooma North | Public high school · 7-12 | 372 | 977 |
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.