South Sydney High School
2-36 O'Sullivan Avenue, Maroubra NSW 2035
South Sydney High School is a government secondary school in Maroubra, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 794 students. Its ICSEA is 1,037, 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 796.
About this school, from public sources
Based on public information from the school's own site and school directory listings, South Sydney High School is a co-educational NSW government secondary school in Maroubra catering for Years 7-12. It runs a broad enrichment and Gifted and Talented stream alongside a comprehensive curriculum, with notable co-curricular offerings including an extensive music program, performing and visual arts, robotics/engineering, a Student Representative Council, Homework Club, volunteering opportunities, and a distinctive surfing program alongside standard sports like rugby league, netball and swimming.
Often praised
- extensive music program
- gifted and talented enrichment stream
- distinctive surfing 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: 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 South Sydney High School 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 | 0.16 | 19 |
| 2024 | 0.33 | 33 |
| 2023 | 0.18 | 16 |
| 2022 | 0.17 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0.43 | 32 |
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
Enrichment Stream
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–10
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra | Maroubra | Catholic high school | 0.6 km | 1,043 | 755 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney | Maroubra Junction | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,173 | 1,129 |
| St Spyridon College | Maroubra | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,093 | 785 |
| Hartford College | Daceyville | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,117 | 29 |
| Matraville Sports High School | Chifley | Public high school | 2.5 km | 930 | 486 |
| Randwick High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Randwick | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,071 | 1,460 |
| Brigidine College Randwick | Randwick | Catholic high school | 2.9 km | 1,114 | 851 |
| Marcellin College | Randwick | Catholic high school | 3.4 km | 1,100 | 964 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Public high school · 11-12 | 450 | 1,038 |
| Georges River College, Penshurst Campus | Penshurst | Public high school · 7-10 | 488 | 1,038 |
| Kiama High School | Kiama | Public high school · 7-12 | 761 | 1,036 |
| Sylvania High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Sylvania | Public high school · 7-12 | 750 | 1,039 |
| Endeavour Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Caringbah | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,378 | 1,040 |
| Katoomba High School | Katoomba | Public high school · 7-12 | 862 | 1,034 |
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.