Australia Top ICSEA Ranked School For 2018

First, let’s go over what ICSEA means again. Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage as a normal reference as ICSEA is created for the following purpose as described by Myschool. This is often thrown around various sites and news but mostly without a detailed explanation on what it is and what does it mean.

The index of community socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) was created by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) specifically to enable meaningful comparisons of National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) test achievement by students in schools across Australia.
ACARA

The ICSEA score is made up of the following four parts

Parents’ Occupation
Parents’ Education
Geographical Location
The proportion of Indigenous Students

I had done a previous blog on this which you can find at Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA). Looking at the criteria, geographic location is super important as it is a good representation of wealth as a major city compares to a remote region and lower north shore compare to the outer western suburb of Sydney. ICSEA is a good reflection of parent’s background like occupation, education and where they live. Even though ICSEA does not take income into consideration, the formula of occupation, education and geolocation will make a pretty good approximation of that as well.

Without any more of my rambling following is the top ICSEA school of Australia. I also add the academic ranking of the school in question as well, so we can have a look at the relation of ICSEA and academic performance.

Rank	School Name	State	ICSEA	Sector	Academic Ranking	Percentage
1	Sydney Grammar School	NSW	1286	Independent	1	100.00%
2	St Aloysius' College	NSW	1242	Independent	3	95.93%
3	Abbotsleigh	NSW	1226	Independent	4	95.71%
4	SCEGGS Darlinghurst	NSW	1222	Independent	44	90.65%
5	John Colet School	NSW	1219	Independent	66	90.03%
6	St Mary's Catholic Primary School	NSW	1218	Catholic	232	92.46%
7	Brisbane Grammar School	QLD	1215	Independent	n/a	n/a
8	Fitzroy Community School	VIC	1213	Independent	11	93.13%
9	Rainworth State School	QLD	1213	Government	13	93.05%
10	Presbyterian Ladies' College	VIC	1210	Independent	2	96.65%
11	Christ Church Grammar School	VIC	1208	Independent	42	90.89%
12	Dara Village School	SA	1208	Independent	n/a	n/a
13	Dalkeith Primary School	WA	1207	Government	436	85.89%
14	Roseville College	NSW	1206	Independent	17	92.79%
15	Our Lady of Good Counsel School	VIC	1206	Catholic	1335	82.27%
16	Camberwell Primary School	VIC	1205	Government	107	89.12%
17	Mosman Church of England Preparatory School	NSW	1205	Independent	146	88.47%
18	St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School	NSW	1204	Catholic	342	86.58%
19	Woollahra Public School	NSW	1203	Government	63	90.08%
20	Nedlands Primary School	WA	1202	Government	54	90.35%
21	SCECGS Redlands	NSW	1202	Independent	44	87.92%
22	St Joseph's School	VIC	1202	Catholic	982	83.42%
23	Canberra Grammar School	ACT	1202	Independent	709	84.48%
24	Korowa Anglican Girls' School	VIC	1201	Independent	68	90.03%
25	Clifton Hill Primary School	VIC	1201	Government	491	85.58%
26	North Cottesloe Primary School	WA	1200	Government	549	85.24%
27	Moerlina School	WA	1199	Independent	n/a	n/a
28	Scotch College	VIC	1199	Independent	29	91.85%
29	Greenwich Public School	NSW	1199	Government	184	87.97%
30	Merri Creek Primary School	VIC	1197	Government	628	84.88%
31	Rosalie Primary School	WA	1197	Government	152	88.41%
32	The Quintilian School	WA	1197	Independent	658	84.72%
33	Christ Church Grammar School	WA	1196	Independent	88	89.56%
34	Floreat Park Primary School	WA	1196	Government	171	88.16%
35	St Ignatius School	QLD	1195	Catholic	447	85.84%
36	Beaumont Road Public School	NSW	1195	Government	61	90.11%
37	Kapinara Primary School	WA	1195	Government	169	88.17%
38	Camberwell Grammar School	VIC	1195	Independent	31	91.69%
39	Loreto Nedlands	WA	1195	Catholic	805	84.05%
40	Lauriston Girls' School	VIC	1194	Independent	91	89.50%
41	Roseville Public School	NSW	1194	Government	76	89.87%
42	Camberwell Girls Grammar School	VIC	1193	Independent	87	89.56%
43	MLC School	NSW	1193	Independent	200	87.80%
44	Northbridge Public School	NSW	1193	Government	134	88.62%
45	Beecroft Public School	NSW	1193	Government	34	91.26%
46	Canterbury Primary School	VIC	1192	Government	129	88.71%
47	St Thomas' Catholic Primary School	NSW	1192	Catholic	295	86.96%
48	Ironside State School	QLD	1192	Government	104	89.19%
49	Cammeray Public School	NSW	1191	Government	81	89.75%
50	St Joseph's School	VIC	1191	Catholic	372	86.37%
51	Pembroke School	SA	1191	Independent	423	85.98%
52	Methodist Ladies' College	VIC	1190	Independent	124	88.81%
53	Ruyton Girls' School	VIC	1190	Independent	167	88.17%
54	St Andrew's School	SA	1190	Independent	259	87.25%
55	Inner Sydney Montessori School	NSW	1190	Independent	450	85.82%
56	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School	NSW	1190	Catholic	222	87.56%
57	Somerville House	QLD	1190	Independent	128	88.74%
58	Pymble Public School	NSW	1190	Government	75	89.89%
59	Cranbrook School	NSW	1189	Independent	79	89.82%
60	Radford College	ACT	1189	Independent	597	85.07%
61	All Hallows' School	QLD	1189	Catholic	n/a	n/a
62	Wenona School	NSW	1189	Independent	115	88.96%
63	Subiaco Primary School	WA	1189	Government	287	87.01%
64	St Columba's Primary School	QLD	1188	Catholic	317	86.73%
65	Ashgrove State School	QLD	1188	Government	106	89.13%
66	Westgarth Primary School	VIC	1188	Government	375	86.35%
67	Blue Gum Montessori School	WA	1188	Independent	420	85.99%
68	Balgowlah Heights Public School	NSW	1188	Government	139	88.52%
69	Chapel Hill State School	QLD	1188	Government	180	88.05%
70	Emanuel School	NSW	1188	Independent	245	87.37%
71	Fintona Girls' School	VIC	1188	Independent	14	92.96%
72	Glenmore Road Public School	NSW	1187	Government	403	86.11%
73	Lindfield East Public School	NSW	1187	Government	65	90.04%
74	Ravenswood School for Girls	NSW	1187	Independent	98	89.32%
75	Erasmus School	VIC	1187	Independent	55	90.32%
76	St Ives North Public School	NSW	1187	Government	22	92.46%
77	Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School	NSW	1186	Catholic	352	86.49%
78	Loreto Kirribilli	NSW	1186	Independent	132	88.67%
79	Barker College	NSW	1186	Independent	94	89.46%
80	Holy Family Catholic Primary School	NSW	1186	Catholic	231	87.49%
81	Indooroopilly State School	QLD	1186	Government	122	88.86%
82	Alphington Primary School	VIC	1185	Government	260	87.23%
83	Malvern Primary School	VIC	1185	Government	406	86.11%
84	Reddam House	NSW	1185	Independent	136	88.59%
85	Northcross Christian School	NSW	1185	Independent	27	91.93%
86	Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School	NSW	1185	Catholic	1199	82.72%
87	Balmain Public School	NSW	1184	Government	300	86.94%
88	Gordon East Public School	NSW	1184	Government	133	88.65%
89	The Beehive Montessori School	WA	1184	Independent	632	84.86%
90	St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School	NSW	1184	Catholic	646	84.76%
91	St Joseph's College	QLD	1184	Catholic	n/a	n/a
92	Carey Baptist Grammar School	VIC	1183	Independent	69	90.01%
93	St Thomas' Primary School	WA	1183	Catholic	370	86.39%
94	St Kevin's College	VIC	1183	Catholic	187	87.93%
95	Sacred Heart School	VIC	1183	Catholic	215	87.61%
96	Fig Tree Pocket State School	QLD	1183	Government	284	87.02%
97	Graceville State School	QLD	1182	Government	253	87.30%
98	SHORE - Sydney Church of England Grammar School	NSW	1182	Independent	177	88.07%
99	Trinity Grammar School Kew	VIC	1182	Independent	179	88.05%
100	Melbourne Grammar School	VIC	1182	Independent	252	87.30%

I did some quick numbers, only 35 of the top 100 are government schools rest are consist of independent or Catholic. Given that more than two-thirds of Australian schools are from the public sector, then top ICSEA list is certainly dominated by private schools. Looking at the academic ranking of the top ICSEA schools there is certainly a relationship between ICSEA score and academic performance, although not a linear one, every school in the list still easily falls within the top quarter within Australia.

If I have time, I will run a state by state comparison as well.

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