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Lucas Heights Community School

Government central/community school in Barden Ridge, NSW

School score 71Area advantage 87Year 12 64%Attendance 89.1%
SectorGovernment
TypeCentral/Community
Year levelsK–12
Enrolment795 students
Community Advantage Index87/100 — Higher advantage
Area Year-12 attainment64%
School attendance89.1%
Value-add (attendance vs area)-0.6 pts vs what its area predicts — below its area
Attendance trend (vs 2019)-2.9 pts ▼
Diversity4% Indigenous · 16% language background
SuburbBarden Ridge, NSW
Websitelucasheigh-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

School score 71/100 blends this school's own published attendance with the advantage and Year-12 attainment of its area. It is our estimate from open data — not an official rating, not ICSEA, and not a measure of teaching quality.

Area advantage (our Community Advantage Index) is our own estimate of the surrounding community's socio-educational advantage, derived from ABS SEIFA — how it's calculated. It describes the suburb, so every school in Barden Ridge shares it. It is a community indicator, not a school-quality score, and is not ICSEA.