Sydney Technical High School
686 Forest Rd, Bexley NSW 2207
Sydney Technical High School is a government secondary school in Bexley, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 906 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,136, 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 907.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's website and other publicly available sources, Sydney Technical High School is a selective-entry style comprehensive boys' secondary school in Bexley, NSW, catering for Years 7-12. It is noted for strong HSC results across curriculum areas, extensive gifted-education programs including enrichment courses and a Year 10 independent research elective, and a broad co-curricular offering spanning music (bands, choir, string ensemble), debating, public speaking, visual arts, chess and competitive team sports.
Often praised
- strong HSC results
- gifted education programs
- broad music and arts offerings
- active sports and debating 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 Technical 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 | 1.56 | 234 |
| 2024 | 1.47 | 220 |
| 2023 | 1.34 | 206 |
| 2022 | 1.27 | 202 |
| 2021 | 1.58 | 252 |
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 Technical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany College | Hurstville | Catholic high school | 0.2 km | 1,083 | 1,091 |
| Georges River College, Hurstville CampusGifted class: Gifted class | Hurstville | Public high school | 0.4 km | 1,017 | 267 |
| St George Christian School | Hurstville | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,159 | 845 |
| Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls | Hurstville | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,146 | 1,043 |
| Marist College Kogarah | Bexley | Catholic high school | 1.5 km | 1,076 | 1,045 |
| Kogarah High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kogarah | Public high school | 1.8 km | 993 | 787 |
| Blakehurst High School | Blakehurst | Public high school | 1.9 km | 1,043 | 1,013 |
| Kingsgrove High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kingsgrove | Public high school | 2.0 km | 986 | 672 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cammeraygal High School | Crows Nest | Public high school · 7-12 | 905 | 1,135 |
| Chatswood High SchoolPartially | Chatswood | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,146 | 1,137 |
| 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 |
| Cheltenham Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Beecroft | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,432 | 1,142 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts | Newtown | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,144 | 1,127 |
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.