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Lucas Heights Community School

Lucas Heights Community School is a government combined school in Barden Ridge, New South Wales, teaching year levels K-12 to 796 students.

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796
Students
426 boys · 370 girls
K-12
Year range
1038
ICSEA
avg = 1000
2%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1038

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 63% of Australian schools.

Suburb Barden Ridge 2234
Local government area Sutherland
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Combined
Indigenous students 1%
Statistical area (SA2) Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora
Enrolments 2016-2025

Lucas Heights Community School had 796 students in 2025, compared with 740 in 2016 (up 8%).

740 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 832 '22 '23 '24 796 '25

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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Lucas Heights Community School catchment: suburbs in the zone

The official zone for Lucas Heights Community School overlaps 5 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.

Bangor, Barden Ridge, Lucas Heights, Menai, Woronora

Suburbs (ABS gazetted localities) that overlap this school's zone. Boundaries do not line up exactly, so a suburb listed here may be only partly inside it. Confirm eligibility with the official NSW zone finder before relying on an address. Zone data: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, 2026.

House prices and rent in the Lucas Heights Community School zone

One area has their centre inside this zone. Median house price: $1,880,000. Median 3-bedroom house rent: $925 a week.

Area Median house price 3-bed house rent
Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora $1,880,000 $925 a week

Areas are ABS statistical areas whose centre point is in the zone; part of an area can sit outside it. Listed by name, not by price. Prices and rents are the figures each suburb page publishes (NSW DCJ sales Mar 2026 and rental bonds Jun 2026). © State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice). School zones are published for enrolment and can change each year, so do not rely on a zone alone for a property purchase decision.

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The suburb: Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora

$1,880,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
23
Childcare services
ACECQA register
54.7%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
20,917
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora profile →

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Nearest schools to Lucas Heights Community School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Shire Christian School Independent K-12 926 1116 0.4 km
Marton Public School Government K-6 318 1063 2.2 km
Aquinas Catholic College Catholic 7-12 1,140 1082 2.3 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Catholic K-6 803 1098 2.5 km
Menai Public School Government K-6 154 1036 2.6 km
Engadine West Public School Government K-6 541 1057 2.7 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Lucas Heights Community School

How many students go to Lucas Heights Community School?

Lucas Heights Community School has 796 students enrolled (426 boys and 370 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Lucas Heights Community School teach?

Lucas Heights Community School teaches year levels K-12. ACARA lists it as a combined school.

Is Lucas Heights Community School a government or non-government school?

Lucas Heights Community School is a government school in Barden Ridge, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1038 at Lucas Heights Community School mean?

ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Lucas Heights Community School has an ICSEA of 1038, which places it above 63% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

Which suburbs are in the Lucas Heights Community School catchment?

The official zone for Lucas Heights Community School overlaps 5 suburbs: Bangor, Barden Ridge, Lucas Heights, Menai, Woronora. A suburb can be only partly inside the zone, so confirm an address with the official NSW zone finder. Zone data: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, 2026.

How many childcare services are near Lucas Heights Community School?

23 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Menai - Lucas Heights - Woronora, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →