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Schools in Surry Hills, NSW — all 5 schools

Surry Hills, NSW 2010 has 5 schools. The table below lists every one with its sector, year levels and published Year 7 fee. Government zones below apply to the suburb centre; check your exact address for eligibility.

Schools

5

5 government

Primary / Secondary

3 / 2

schools offering each stage; one school can offer both

Activity providers

7

Every school in Surry Hills

Schools whose address is in Surry Hills, listed A–Z.

School Sector Levels Year 7 fee
Bourke Street Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
Crown Street Public School Government Kinder · Primary —
Inner Sydney High School Government Secondary —
Sydney Distance Education Primary School Government Kinder · Primary —
Sydney Girls High School Government Secondary —

Government school zones at the centre of Surry Hills

The centre of Surry Hills falls inside these zones. Zones are drawn street by street, so parts of the suburb can belong to other schools — check your exact address and confirm with the school.

Check a specific address against these zones →

Also within 3 km of the centre of Surry Hills

Schools addressed in neighbouring suburbs but no more than 3 km from the centre of Surry Hills as the crow flies. Not counted in the 5 above.

After-school activities in Surry Hills

7 activity providers run classes in Surry Hills — sport, music, tutoring and creative arts, most of them within a few minutes of these schools.

Open the Surry Hills family guide

Surry Hills within City of Sydney

7 of the council area’s 92 activity providers · 3rd of 26 suburbs by number of providers

City of Sydney guide

Schools in nearby suburbs

Ultimo 3Waterloo 3Paddington 4Glebe 6Sydney 6Newtown 6Marrickville 8Mascot 5

Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are there in Surry Hills?

There are 5 schools in Surry Hills, NSW — 5 government. 3 offer primary years and 2 offer secondary years.

Which school zone is Surry Hills in?

The centre of Surry Hills falls inside the zones for Bourke St PS, Inner Sydney HS. Zones are drawn by address, so two streets in the same suburb can belong to different schools — check your exact address.

Sources: the AroundSchools school database, ACARA Australian Schools List (CC BY 4.0) and NSW Department of Education school zones (CC BY 4.0). Directory data updated 12 Mar 2026. Fees are the most recently published figures and exclude levies and extras. About our data sources