Sydney Boys High School
556 Cleveland Street, Moore Park NSW 2021
Sydney Boys High School is a government secondary school in Moore Park, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,202 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,189, 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 1,205.
About this school, from public sources
Public sources describe Sydney Boys High School as a long-established (1883), academically selective NSW government school for boys in Years 7-12, entered via the state selective test. The school is known for consistently strong HSC results, a wide curriculum spanning sciences, arts, music and languages, and a strong GPS sporting and rowing tradition alongside a notable debating record. Its own site highlights recently upgraded facilities, including a new Governors Centre funded partly through alumni and community fundraising, plus active Old Boys and P&C communities.
Often praised
- strong HSC/academic results
- GPS sport and rowing tradition
- notable debating record
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 Sydney Boys High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.08 | 653 |
| 2024 | 2.88 | 604 |
| 2023 | 2.50 | 536 |
| 2022 | 2.56 | 540 |
| 2021 | 2.72 | 580 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Selective entry
Sydney Boys High School is a fully 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Surry Hills | Public high school | 0.3 km | 1,193 | 929 |
| Inner Sydney High School | Surry Hills | Public high school | 1.2 km | 1,104 | 1,160 |
| SCEGGS Darlinghurst | Darlinghurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,209 | 936 |
| Sydney Grammar School | Darlinghurst | Independent high school | 2.0 km | 1,274 | 1,925 |
| William Street Campus | Woolloomooloo | Catholic high school | 2.1 km | — | — |
| Australian International High School | Sydney | Independent high school | 2.2 km | 1,028 | — |
| Ascham School | Edgecliff | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,217 | 1,182 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | Catholic high school | 2.3 km | 1,083 | 702 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith High SchoolFully | Penrith | Public high school · 7-12 | 928 | 1,186 |
| Smiths Hill High SchoolFully | Wollongong | Public high school · 7-12 | 735 | 1,186 |
| Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Surry Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 929 | 1,193 |
| Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 153 | 1,194 |
| North Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | North Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 933 | 1,195 |
| Girraween High SchoolFully | Girraween | Public high school · 7-12 | 782 | 1,199 |
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.