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Top private schools by cohort academic profile (ICSEA 1180+)
Schools with the highest cohort academic profile, ICSEA 1180+ — the top decile of Australian schools by socioeconomic + educational background.
How this list is ranked
ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is published by ACARA on MySchool. The national average is 1000; ICSEA 1180+ places a school in the top 10% nationally for cohort socio-educational background.
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