Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus
Taylor St, Glebe NSW 2037
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is a government secondary school in Glebe, NSW for Years 11–12 with about 787 students. It is a partially selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,094, 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 798.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is a government senior secondary school (Years 11-12) on the Blackwattle Bay foreshore in Glebe, serving around 800 students as part of the wider Sydney Secondary College network alongside its Balmain and Leichhardt junior campuses. The school describes itself as a vibrant, culturally diverse and inclusive community offering a wide range of subjects, personalised learning plans, and artistic, cultural and sporting opportunities, supported by dedicated wellbeing and learning support teams.
Often praised
- Inclusive, diverse community
- Wide subject range
- Strong wellbeing support
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 Blackwattle Bay Campus 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 | 0.70 | 265 |
| 2024 | 0.57 | 229 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | 183 |
| 2022 | 0.48 | 169 |
| 2021 | 0.46 | 179 |
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.
Selective entry
Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay 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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point | Glebe | Independent high school | 0.8 km | 1,138 | 1,044 |
| International Grammar School | Ultimo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,170 | 1,224 |
| Westbourne College Sydney - Macarthur St | Ultimo | Independent high school | 1.0 km | — | — |
| Westbourne College Sydney | Ultimo | Independent high school | 1.1 km | 1,153 | 65 |
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School | Glebe | Independent high school | 1.1 km | 1,103 | 129 |
| St Andrew's Cathedral School - Bishop Barry Senior College | Sydney | Independent high school | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Macquarie Grammar School | Sydney | Independent high school | 1.6 km | 1,027 | 84 |
| Australian International High School | Sydney | Independent high school | 1.6 km | 1,028 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dulwich High School of Visual Arts and DesignGifted class: Gifted class | Dulwich Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 804 | 1,092 |
| Kirrawee High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kirrawee | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,185 | 1,092 |
| Tempe High SchoolPartially | Tempe | Public high school · 7-12 | 984 | 1,096 |
| Glenwood High School | Glenwood | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,506 | 1,090 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus | Freshwater | Public high school · 11-12 | 646 | 1,098 |
| Richmond Agricultural Centre | Richmond | Public high school · 7-12 | 11 | 1,098 |
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.