St Ives High School
Yarrabung Rd, St Ives NSW 2075
St Ives High School is a government secondary school in St Ives, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,750 students. Its ICSEA is 1,125, 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 1,756.
About this school, from public sources
Public information about St Ives High School, a government secondary school in St Ives, NSW, points to a long-established Gifted and Talented Program (one of the earliest in the state) alongside a competition-winning robotics program open to all levels. The school also runs a Talented Athlete Program and a strong performing arts unit with musical theatre, dance, drama and band tuition. Its Diverse Learning faculty includes a Hearing Support Unit, an Autism class, and it hosts the Northern Sydney Intensive English Centre for newly arrived students.
Often praised
- Gifted and Talented Program
- Robotics program
- Performing arts and music
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 St Ives 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 | 0.57 | 138 |
| 2024 | 0.77 | 151 |
| 2023 | 0.81 | 157 |
| 2022 | 0.59 | 82 |
| 2021 | 0.67 | 105 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masada College | St Ives | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,162 | 368 |
| Killara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Killara | Public high school | 1.9 km | 1,147 | 1,800 |
| Brigidine College St Ives | St Ives | Independent high school | 2.1 km | 1,148 | 793 |
| Ravenswood School for Girls, Boarding House | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Ravenswood School for Girls | Gordon | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,185 | 1,451 |
| Northside Montessori School | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,147 | 159 |
| Pymble Ladies' College | Pymble | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,178 | 2,501 |
| Davidson High School | Frenchs Forest | Public high school | 3.6 km | 1,089 | 789 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosman High School | Mosman | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,086 | 1,126 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,144 | 1,127 |
| Castle Hill High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Castle Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,842 | 1,121 |
| Killarney Heights High School | Killarney Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 969 | 1,132 |
| Parramatta High SchoolPartially | Parramatta | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,128 | 1,132 |
| The Ponds High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | The Ponds | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,318 | 1,118 |
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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.