Waverley College
Waverley NSW 2024
Waverley College is an independent secondary school in Waverley, NSW for Years 5–12 with about 1,525 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,131, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Waverley College is a Catholic boys' school in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, founded in 1903, with about 1,500 students in Years 5 to 12. The senior campus offers a library, science and specialist areas, gymnasium, tennis courts, cricket nets, an Olympic-sized pool and a performing arts centre, while a junior campus caters for Years 5 and 6. It describes an inclusive community and broad opportunities.
Often praised
- Inclusive Catholic community
- Broad co-curricular opportunities
- Strong sport and arts facilities
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: high. 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 Waverley College 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 | 0.95 | 190 |
| 2024 | 0.67 | 113 |
| 2023 | 0.56 | 103 |
| 2022 | 0.52 | 91 |
| 2021 | 0.40 | 71 |
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.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clare's College | Waverley | Catholic high school | 0.2 km | 1,118 | 773 |
| St Clare's College - Bronte Road Campus | Waverley | Catholic high school | 0.4 km | — | — |
| St Catherine's School | Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,156 | 1,122 |
| Reddam House | Woollahra | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,203 | — |
| Moriah College | Bondi Junction | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,141 | 1,339 |
| Emanuel School | Randwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,186 | 849 |
| Marcellin College | Randwick | Catholic high school | 2.3 km | 1,100 | 964 |
| Reddam House, Bondi Campus | North Bondi | Independent high school | 2.3 km | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's College | Hunters Hill | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Stella Maris College | Manly | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,006 | 1,135 |
| Frensham School | Mittagong | Independent high school · 7-12 | 345 | 1,137 |
| Rosebank College | Five Dock | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Independent high school · 7-12 | 2,242 | 1,124 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point | Glebe | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,044 | 1,138 |
About this data
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.