William Carey Christian School
Prestons NSW 2170
William Carey Christian School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Prestons, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,325 students. Its ICSEA is 1,105, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: William Carey Christian School is an independent, non-denominational Christian school in Prestons, south-western Sydney, founded in 1984. It teaches early learning through Year 12 to roughly 1,250 to 1,300 students on a 17-hectare site with gardens and air-conditioned buildings. Its motto, "Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God", comes from a missionary pioneer.
Often praised
- Non-denominational Christian ethos
- 17-hectare campus
- Early learning to Year 12
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See William Carey Christian 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 | 0.14 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0.50 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0.33 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0.55 | 46 |
| 2021 | 0.47 | 45 |
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 Francis Catholic College | Edmondson Park | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,088 | 1,559 |
| Amity College, Prestons | Prestons | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,096 | 2,588 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School Hoxton Park | Hoxton Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | — | — |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,083 | 1,721 |
| St Anthony of Padua Catholic College | Austral | Catholic k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,037 | 1,539 |
| Unity Grammar College | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,059 | 1,428 |
| Leppington Anglican College | Leppington | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,101 | 485 |
| Arrahman College | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,084 | 256 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Point Christian College | Green Point | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,175 | 1,106 |
| Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 675 | 1,106 |
| The Riverina Anglican College | Wagga Wagga | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,000 | 1,104 |
| Toongabbie Christian College | Toongabbie | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,242 | 1,106 |
| Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Dural | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 238 | 1,103 |
| Wollemi College | Werrington | Independent k–12 / combined · 2-12 | 565 | 1,107 |
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.