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Sydney Distance Education High School

Sydney Distance Education High School is a government secondary school in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, teaching year levels 7-12 to 615 students.

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615
Students
245 boys · 370 girls
7-12
Year range
1032
ICSEA
avg = 1000
3%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1032

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 61% of Australian schools.

Suburb Woolloomooloo 2011
Local government area Sydney
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 2%
Statistical area (SA2) Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
Official website sydneyh-d.schools.nsw.gov.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Sydney Distance Education High School had 615 students in 2025, compared with 537 in 2016 (up 15%).

537 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 652 '24 615 '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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Catchment zone shown where matched to official NSW government data.

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Sydney Distance Education High School catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published NSW government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official NSW zone finder.

The suburb: Potts Point - Woolloomooloo

4
Childcare services
ACECQA register
14.3%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
19,879
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Potts Point - Woolloomooloo 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 Potts Point - Woolloomooloo profile →

Nearest schools to Sydney Distance Education High School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Plunkett Street Public School Government P-6 73 968 0.1 km
St Vincent's College Independent 7-12 755 1145 0.4 km
SCEGGS Darlinghurst Independent K-12 936 1209 0.6 km
St Mary's Cathedral College Catholic K-12 937 1125 0.6 km
Sydney Grammar School Independent K-12 1,925 1274 0.8 km
Darlinghurst Public School Government K-6 210 1156 0.9 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 Sydney Distance Education High School

How many students go to Sydney Distance Education High School?

Sydney Distance Education High School has 615 students enrolled (245 boys and 370 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Sydney Distance Education High School teach?

Sydney Distance Education High School teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Sydney Distance Education High School a government or non-government school?

Sydney Distance Education High School is a government school in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1032 at Sydney Distance Education High 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. Sydney Distance Education High School has an ICSEA of 1032, which places it above 61% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Sydney Distance Education High School?

4 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Potts Point - Woolloomooloo, 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 →