Fort Street High School is a government secondary school in Petersham, New South Wales, with 917 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 98.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Fort Street High School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 917 total enrolments, including 301 girls and 616 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,176, with percentile 98 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 32.8% girls and 67.2% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1, based on 64.0 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Petersham, New South Wales, within Inner West.
Profile signals
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Fort Street High School is listed as a government secondary school in Petersham, New South Wales. The profile reports 917 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,176, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Inner West local government area.
Enrolment
917
reported total enrolments
301 girls
616 boys
Fort Street High School reports 917 total enrolments, including 301 girls and 616 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 32.8% girls and 67.2% boys.
Socio-educational
98
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,176
Fort Street High School sits at the 98 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
3%
Lower-middle
9%
Upper-middle
23%
Top
65%
The socio-educational distribution lists 3% in the bottom quarter, 9% in the lower-middle quarter, 23% in the upper-middle quarter, and 65% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
64
FTE teaching
64.0
Non-teaching
15
Student-teacher
14.3:1
The profile reports 64 teaching staff and 15 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
Official school and governing body links are included when the dataset provides them.
Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Fort Street High School has 917 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 301 girls and 616 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Fort Street High School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Fort Street High School is located in Petersham, NSW 2049. The local government area is Inner West.
The ICSEA value for Fort Street High School is 1,176 and the ICSEA percentile is 98. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Fort Street High School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 32.8% girls and 67.2% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
