Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus
Terry St, Rozelle NSW 2039
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus is a government secondary school in Rozelle, NSW for Years 7–10 with about 854 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,112, 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 854.
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources, including the school's own website, describe Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus as a Years 7-10 government secondary school in Rozelle, part of the three-campus Sydney Secondary College. It offers a selective stream alongside comprehensive classes and support classes for students with disability, with a broad curriculum spanning STEM, sport and creative arts, plus learning support officers and wellbeing/counselling services. The school describes itself as inclusive, welcoming diverse backgrounds and students learning English as an additional language.
Often praised
- academically selective stream
- inclusive, diverse community
- broad STEM/sport/arts programs
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 Secondary College Balmain Campus on My School · Why some data is missing
Selective entry
Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus 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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Enrichment Class
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
- Entry
- Application, portfolio, test and interview
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aloysius' College, Rozelle | Rozelle | Independent high school | 0.9 km | — | — |
| Marist Sisters' College Woolwich | Woolwich | Catholic high school | 2.1 km | 1,101 | 937 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point | Glebe | Independent high school | 2.1 km | 1,138 | 1,044 |
| Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay CampusPartially | Glebe | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,094 | 787 |
| Sydney Secondary College Leichhardt CampusPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Leichhardt | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,104 | 784 |
| Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | Public high school | 3.3 km | 1,114 | 660 |
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
| Macquarie Grammar School | Sydney | Independent high school | 3.5 km | 1,027 | 84 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlingford High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Carlingford | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| Riverside Girls High School | Gladesville | Public high school · 7-12 | 660 | 1,114 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,099 | 1,115 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,021 | 1,115 |
| Pennant Hills High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Pennant Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,130 | 1,109 |
| Bradfield College | St Leonards | Public high school · 11-12 | 292 | 1,108 |
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.