St Andrew's Cathedral School
Sydney NSW 2000
St Andrew's Cathedral School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Sydney, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,436 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,189, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St Andrew's Cathedral School is an independent Anglican co-educational day school in Sydney's CBD, beside Town Hall station. Opened in 1885 as a choir school, it remains Australia's only school of its kind and has been fully co-educational from Kindergarten to Year 12 since 2008, with about 1,400 students. It offers a strong academic program with sport, music, drama and outdoor education.
Often praised
- Choral school tradition
- Central city location
- Music, drama and outdoor education
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Andrew's Cathedral 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 | 0.84 | 148 |
| 2024 | 0.46 | 78 |
| 2023 | 0.77 | 138 |
| 2022 | 0.43 | 72 |
| 2021 | 0.52 | 91 |
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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Cathedral College | Sydney | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,125 | 937 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,209 | 936 |
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
| Ascham School | Edgecliff | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,217 | 1,182 |
| Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,189 | 1,176 |
| Alexandria Park Community SchoolPartiallyOC | Alexandria | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,052 | 1,312 |
| The Athena School | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,058 | 52 |
| The Scots College, Ginahgulla Centre campus | Bellevue Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loreto Kirribilli | Kirribilli | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,176 | 1,189 |
| SCECGS Redlands | Cremorne | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,680 | 1,190 |
| Knox Grammar School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 3,345 | 1,187 |
| Roseville College | Roseville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,060 | 1,191 |
| Wenona School | North Sydney | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,385 | 1,187 |
| Emanuel School | Randwick | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 849 | 1,186 |
About this data
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.