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Schools outperforming their area

Australia — secondary schools · top 100 of 378

Ranked by value-add: attendance relative to what the area's advantage predicts — schools "punching above their postcode". Rewards beating context, not privilege.

Australia · NSW · SA  |  all schools · primary schools · secondary schools

#SchoolSuburbSectorTypeattendance vs area
1Penrith High SchoolPenrith, NSWGovernmentSecondary+9.4
2Canley Vale High SchoolCanley Vale, NSWGovernmentSecondary+7.1
3Yanco Agricultural High SchoolYanco, NSWGovernmentSecondary+6.9
4James Ruse Agricultural High SchoolCarlingford, NSWGovernmentSecondary+6
5Cabramatta High SchoolCabramatta, NSWGovernmentSecondary+5.7
6Sydney Technical High SchoolBexley, NSWGovernmentSecondary+5.5
7Gosford High SchoolGosford, NSWGovernmentSecondary+5.3
8Conservatorium High SchoolSydney, NSWGovernmentSecondary+5.2
9Hurlstone Agricultural High SchoolGlenfield, NSWGovernmentSecondary+5
10Girraween High SchoolGirraween, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.8
11North Sydney Girls High SchoolCrows Nest, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.6
12Hornsby Girls High SchoolHornsby, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.6
13Merewether High SchoolBroadmeadow, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.6
14Caringbah High SchoolCaringbah, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.4
15Fairvale High SchoolFairfield West, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.3
16Sydney Boys High SchoolMoore Park, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.2
17St George Girls High SchoolKogarah, NSWGovernmentSecondary+4.1
18Central Sydney Intensive English High SchoolAlexandria, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.9
19Fort Street High SchoolPetersham, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.8
20Macquarie Fields High SchoolMacquarie Fields, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.8
21Sydney Girls High SchoolSurry Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.6
22Baulkham Hills High SchoolBaulkham Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.6
23Normanhurst Boys High SchoolNormanhurst, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.4
24North Sydney Boys High SchoolNorth Sydney, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.3
25Bonnyrigg High SchoolBonnyrigg, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3.1
26Sefton High SchoolSefton, NSWGovernmentSecondary+3
27Willoughby Girls High SchoolWilloughby, NSWGovernmentSecondary+2.5
28Cheltenham Girls High SchoolBeecroft, NSWGovernmentSecondary+2.5
29Carlingford High SchoolCarlingford, NSWGovernmentSecondary+2.5
30Parramatta High SchoolParramatta, NSWGovernmentSecondary+2.4
31Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolCherrybrook, NSWGovernmentSecondary+2.1
32Strathfield Girls High SchoolStrathfield, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.9
33Farrer Memorial Agricultural High SchoolCalala, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.9
34Blacktown Boys High SchoolBlacktown, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.9
35Prairiewood High SchoolPrairiewood, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.9
36Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.9
37Chatswood High SchoolChatswood, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.8
38Smiths Hill High SchoolWollongong, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.7
39Rooty Hill High SchoolRooty Hill, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.7
40Westfields Sports High SchoolFairfield West, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.7
41Blacktown Girls High SchoolBlacktown, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.6
42Melonba High SchoolMarsden Park, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.5
43Bossley Park High SchoolBossley Park, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.5
44Epping Boys High SchoolEastwood, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.3
45Killara High SchoolKillara, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1.1
46Elizabeth Macarthur High SchoolNarellan, NSWGovernmentSecondary+1
47Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly CampusNorth Curl Curl, NSWGovernmentSecondary+0.9
48Mitchell High SchoolBlacktown, NSWGovernmentSecondary+0.6
49Bombala High SchoolBombala, NSWGovernmentSecondary+0.6
50Kirrawee High SchoolKirrawee, NSWGovernmentSecondary+0.5
51Killarney Heights High SchoolKillarney Heights, NSWGovernmentSecondary+0.4
52St Ives High SchoolSt Ives, NSWGovernmentSecondary+0.3
53Tempe High SchoolTempe, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.1
54Georges River College, Penshurst CampusPenshurst, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.1
55Corowa High SchoolCorowa, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.1
56Mosman High SchoolMosman, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.2
57Burwood Girls High SchoolCroydon, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.2
58Cammeraygal High SchoolCrows Nest, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.3
59Pennant Hills High SchoolPennant Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.3
60Gymea Technology High SchoolGymea, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.3
61St Johns Park High SchoolSt Johns Park, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.3
62Crestwood High SchoolBaulkham Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.5
63Ingleburn High SchoolIngleburn, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.5
64Marsden High SchoolMeadowbank, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.6
65Engadine High SchoolEngadine, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.6
66Hoxton Park High SchoolHinchinbrook, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.6
67Glenwood High SchoolGlenwood, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.7
68Dapto High SchoolDapto, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.7
69Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High SchoolNorthmead, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.8
70Muirfield High SchoolNorth Rocks, NSWGovernmentSecondary-0.9
71Turramurra High SchoolSouth Turramurra, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1
72Castle Hill High SchoolCastle Hill, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1
73Ryde Secondary CollegeRyde, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1
74Canterbury Girls High SchoolCanterbury, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1
75Ulladulla High SchoolUlladulla, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1
76Gloucester High SchoolGloucester, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1
77Port Hacking High SchoolMiranda, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.1
78The Ponds High SchoolThe Ponds, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.2
79Leumeah High SchoolLeumeah, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.2
80Riverside Girls High SchoolGladesville, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.3
81Kellyville High SchoolKellyville, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.3
82Homebush Boys High SchoolHomebush, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.3
83Greystanes High SchoolGreystanes, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.3
84Galston High SchoolGalston, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.4
85Quakers Hill High SchoolQuakers Hill, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.4
86Inner Sydney High SchoolSurry Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.5
87Endeavour Sports High SchoolCaringbah, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.5
88Cecil Hills High SchoolCecil Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.5
89Hornsby High SchoolAsquith, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.6
90Concord High SchoolConcord, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.6
91Davidson High SchoolFrenchs Forest, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.7
92Model Farms High SchoolBaulkham Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.7
93Moss Vale High SchoolMoss Vale, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.7
94Richmond High SchoolRichmond, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.7
95Asquith High SchoolAsquith, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.8
96Macarthur Girls High SchoolParramatta, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.8
97Menai High SchoolMenai, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.8
98Beverly Hills Girls High SchoolBeverly Hills, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.8
99Newtown High School of Performing ArtsNewtown, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.9
100Warners Bay High SchoolWarners Bay, NSWGovernmentSecondary-1.9

Our own estimates from open, commercially-licensed data (CC BY / ODbL) — not ICSEA, not NAPLAN, not an official ranking, and not affiliated with ACARA/ABS/Education Departments. Method is shown; sources credited in the footer. Where a state doesn't publish a signal, its schools can't appear in that list.

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