Sylvania High School
17-23 Bellingara Road, Sylvania NSW 2224
Sylvania High School is a government secondary school in Sylvania, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 750 students. Its ICSEA is 1,039, 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 750.
About this school, from public sources
According to publicly available information from the school and NSW Department of Education sources, Sylvania High School is a co-educational government secondary school in Sylvania, NSW, teaching the NSW curriculum across Years 7-12. It runs a High Potential and Gifted Education framework with extension classes, and is noted for strong performing arts programs (dance, drama and music ensembles) as well as sport, including Physical Activity and Sports Studies electives and representation at Sydney East and Combined High Schools carnivals.
Often praised
- Performing arts ensembles
- Gifted/high-potential extension classes
- Strong sports representation
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 Sylvania 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 | 0.29 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0.27 | 30 |
| 2023 | 0.31 | 32 |
| 2022 | 0.22 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0.19 | 19 |
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.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Extension Stream
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
- ACER assessment, NAPLAN and primary school evidence (Year 7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hacking High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Miranda | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,050 | 950 |
| Endeavour Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Caringbah | Public high school | 1.9 km | 1,040 | 1,378 |
| Gymea Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gymea | Public high school | 2.3 km | 1,048 | 553 |
| Caringbah High SchoolFully | Caringbah | Public high school | 2.5 km | 1,172 | 900 |
| Sydney Montessori School | Gymea | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,118 | 147 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah | Caringbah | Catholic high school | 3.6 km | 1,078 | 536 |
| The Jannali High School | Jannali | Public high school | 3.9 km | 1,051 | 925 |
| Kirrawee High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kirrawee | Public high school | 4.0 km | 1,092 | 1,185 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Public high school · 11-12 | 450 | 1,038 |
| Endeavour Sports High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Caringbah | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,378 | 1,040 |
| Georges River College, Penshurst Campus | Penshurst | Public high school · 7-10 | 488 | 1,038 |
| Winmalee High School | Winmalee | Public high school · 7-12 | 698 | 1,040 |
| South Sydney High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Maroubra | Public high school · 7-12 | 794 | 1,037 |
| Kiama High School | Kiama | Public high school · 7-12 | 761 | 1,036 |
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.