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Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is a government secondary school in Glebe, New South Wales, teaching year levels 11-12 to 798 students.

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798
Students
444 boys · 354 girls
11-12
Year range
1094
ICSEA
avg = 1000
5%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 1094

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 83% of Australian schools.

Suburb Glebe 2037
Local government area Sydney
Remoteness Major Cities
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 0%
Statistical area (SA2) Glebe - Forest Lodge
Enrolments 2016-2025

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus had 798 students in 2025, compared with 642 in 2016 (up 24%).

642 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 805 '24 798 '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 Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus 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: Glebe - Forest Lodge

$2,643,000
Median house price
NSW DCJ Sales, Mar 2026
11
Childcare services
ACECQA register
27.7%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
21,805
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Glebe - Forest Lodge 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 Glebe - Forest Lodge profile →

© State of New South Wales (Department of Communities and Justice), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (copyright notice).

Nearest schools to Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
St James Catholic Primary School Catholic K-6 152 1125 0.6 km
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point Independent 7-12 1,044 1138 0.8 km
Ultimo Public School Government K-6 483 1088 0.8 km
International Grammar School Independent K-12 1,224 1170 1.0 km
Glebe Public School Government K-6 193 982 1.0 km
Forest Lodge Public School Government K-6 307 1161 1.0 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 Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus

How many students go to Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus has 798 students enrolled (444 boys and 354 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus teach?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus teaches year levels 11-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus a government or non-government school?

Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus is a government school in Glebe, New South Wales.

What does the ICSEA of 1094 at Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus 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 Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus has an ICSEA of 1094, which places it above 83% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Sydney Secondary College Blackwattle Bay Campus?

11 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Glebe - Forest Lodge, 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 →