About the school
Merrylands High School is a dynamic comprehensive high school located in Merrylands, Australia. It is successful in meeting the academic, vocational, social, and leadership goals of its diverse student population, which encompasses over 55 cultural backgrounds. The school focuses on personalised learning for each student, challenging them to develop across various endeavours. Merrylands High School offers numerous enrichment opportunities and leadership programs in every subject across all year levels.
Commitment to Student Wellbeing
The school excels in promoting student wellbeing, ensuring that various processes and personnel are available to help students connect, succeed, thrive, and learn. A strong emphasis is placed on technology-rich learning, supported by substantial investment in state-of-the-art tools and professional development for staff to enhance student engagement.
Community Partnerships
Merrylands High School values its partnerships with external agencies, including universities and businesses, which create abundant opportunities for students to enrich their academic and social lives. Moreover, the school maintains robust connections with local primary schools to facilitate a recognised best practice transition program for incoming students.
Excellence in Education
The institution pursues excellence by maximising student engagement within a safe and supportive environment. This is coupled with strong parent and community partnerships and the expertise of dedicated teachers. The school's practices, rooted in Positive Behaviour for Learning, foster a safe, respectful learning atmosphere where every student can thrive.
Mission
Developing and empowering our next generation of learners and leaders, guided by honesty and integrity.
Location & Catchment Area
- Merrylands High School
Nearby or Connected Schools
- A Fowler Road School 555 m
- B Merrylands Public School 599 m
- C Guildford West Public School 810 m
- D Sherwood Grange Public School 984 m
- E Hilltop Road Public School 1.7 km
- F Holroyd School 1.7 km
- G Merrylands East Public School 1.8 km
- H Holroyd High School 1.9 km
- I Guildford Public School 2.0 km
- J Ringrose Public School 2.5 km
- K Granville South Public School 2.6 km
- L Parramatta West Public School 2.7 km
Profile (2025)
- Total enrolments
- 855 (434 girls, 421 boys)
- Enrolments (FTE) What does this mean?
- 851.8
- ICSEA What does this mean?
- 915 (percentile 14)
- SEA quarters What does this mean?
- 67% / 22% / 9% / 2%
- FOEI What does this mean?
- 169
- Indigenous students
- 2%
- LBOTE What does this mean?
- 88%
- Teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 75.5
- Non-teaching staff (FTE) What does this mean?
- 18.9
Enrolments by grade (2025)
| Grade | Headcount |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 |
| Year 8 | 161 |
| Year 9 | 135 |
| Year 10 | 172 |
| Year 11 | 124 |
| Year 12 | 113 |
| Total | 855 |
Year by year
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.
| Year | Enrolments | Girls | Boys | Attendance % | ICSEA | Teaching staff (FTE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 855 | 434 | 421 | - | 915 | 75.5 |
| 2024 | 800 | 395 | 405 | 81.1 | 921 | 70.3 |
| 2023 | 793 | 367 | 426 | 82.1 | 925 | 69.6 |
| 2022 | 853 | 390 | 463 | 80.3 | 915 | 74.3 |
| 2021 | 878 | 402 | 476 | 85.9 | 927 | 73.2 |
| 2020 | 878 | 409 | 469 | - | 929 | 67.8 |
| 2019 | 827 | 377 | 450 | 86.7 | 932 | 65.5 |
| 2018 | 764 | 344 | 420 | 88 | 928 | 64.8 |
| 2017 | 741 | 327 | 414 | 88.3 | 922 | 62.3 |
| 2016 | 716 | 300 | 416 | 88.5 | 927 | 59.1 |
| 2015 | 708 | 283 | 425 | 88.6 | 926 | 58.4 |
| 2014 | 715 | 292 | 423 | 90.1 | 936 | 59 |
| 2013 | 732 | 293 | 439 | 87.5 | 937 | 59.3 |
| 2012 | 751 | 288 | 463 | 86 | 956 | 58.5 |
| 2011 | 728 | 300 | 428 | 87.6 | 950 | 58.4 |
| 2010 | 723 | 321 | 402 | - | 948 | 55.5 |
| 2009 | 655 | 298 | 357 | - | 929 | 54.8 |
| 2008 | 694 | 302 | 392 | - | 929 | 55.9 |
Attendance data for 2020 is unavailable — NSW schools were disrupted by COVID-19 and the Department of Education did not publish figures for that year.