Ryde Secondary College
Malvina St, Ryde NSW 2112
Ryde Secondary College is a government secondary school in Ryde, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,486 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,102, 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 1,487.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Ryde Secondary College is a comprehensive, co-educational NSW government high school for Years 7-12 that is partially selective, running an academically selective stream alongside mainstream classes and a gifted and talented class in junior years. The school also operates a Special Education Support Unit and offers a broad subject range plus the mandatory Life Ready course covering wellbeing, relationships and safety. Students have access to an extensive range of extra-curricular activities, including swimming, athletics, cross country, interschool sport and social sport competitions.
Often praised
- partially selective academic stream
- gifted and talented classes
- broad extra-curricular sport program
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 Ryde Secondary College 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 | 0.65 | 154 |
| 2024 | 0.86 | 162 |
| 2023 | 0.65 | 132 |
| 2022 | 0.74 | 112 |
| 2021 | 0.57 | 84 |
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.
Selective entry
Ryde Secondary College is a partially 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross College | Ryde | Catholic high school | 0.7 km | 1,065 | 786 |
| Marsden High School | Meadowbank | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,050 | 1,295 |
| St Joseph's College | Hunters Hill | Independent high school | 2.6 km | 1,130 | 1,100 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Boat Shed | Gladesville | Independent high school | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Hunters Hill High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Hunters Hill | Public high school | 3.5 km | 1,104 | 789 |
| Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | Public high school | 3.6 km | 1,114 | 660 |
| Wentworth Point High School | Wentworth Point | Public high school | 3.7 km | 1,062 | 188 |
| Saint Ignatius' College Riverview | Riverview | Independent high school | 3.8 km | 1,159 | 1,613 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class (reported) | Baulkham Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,021 | 1,103 |
| Hunters Hill High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Hunters Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 789 | 1,104 |
| Inner Sydney High School | Surry Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,160 | 1,104 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt CampusPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Leichhardt | Public high school · 7-10 | 784 | 1,104 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus | Freshwater | Public high school · 11-12 | 646 | 1,098 |
| Richmond Agricultural Centre | Richmond | Public high school · 7-12 | 11 | 1,098 |
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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.