Catholic secondary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

107 Catholic secondary schools in New South Wales have a published ICSEA. The top 100 are listed here; every school's own page shows where it sits in the state. 12 more have no published ICSEA and are not ranked.

School typePrimarySecondaryCombined

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#	School	Suburb	ICSEA	Students	Students per teacher
1	Mercy Catholic CollegeChatswood	Chatswood	1134	728	12.9
2	Marist College EastwoodEastwood	Eastwood	1119	976	13.9
3	St Clare's CollegeWaverley	Waverley	1118	773	13.9
4	Brigidine College RandwickRandwick	Randwick	1114	851	13.6
5	St Leo's Catholic CollegeWahroonga	Wahroonga	1113	1,055	13.5
6	Marist Sisters' College WoolwichWoolwich	Woolwich	1101	937	13.4
7	Marcellin CollegeRandwick	Randwick	1100	964	13.5
8	St John XXIII Catholic College (Secondary)Stanhope Gardens	Stanhope Gardens	1097	1,166	14.0
9	Gilroy Catholic CollegeCastle Hill	Castle Hill	1096	1,307	14.2
9	St Francis Xavier's CollegeHamilton	Hamilton	1096	959	10.5
11	St Ursula's CollegeKingsgrove	Kingsgrove	1095	1,110	13.5
12	St Patrick's College SutherlandSutherland	Sutherland	1093	1,227	13.7
13	Domremy Catholic CollegeFive Dock	Five Dock	1091	858	14.1
13	St Paul's Catholic CollegeManly	Manly	1091	468	11.1
15	Marist Catholic College PenshurstMortdale	Mortdale	1090	1,343	13.9
15	Trinity Catholic CollegeAdamstown	Adamstown	1090	849	11.6
17	St Aloysius College CronullaCronulla	Cronulla	1089	482	11.8
17	St Patrick's Marist CollegeDundas	Dundas	1089	1,070	14.6
19	St Columba's Catholic CollegeSpringwood	Springwood	1088	1,112	13.0
19	St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)Marsden Park	Marsden Park	1088	940	15.6
21	Catherine McAuley WestmeadWestmead	Westmead	1087	1,210	14.5
22	Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College BurraneerCronulla	Cronulla	1086	421	11.7
22	Parramatta Marist High SchoolWestmead	Westmead	1086	1,043	13.7
24	Mater Maria Catholic CollegeWarriewood	Warriewood	1085	1,098	13.0
25	Bethany CollegeHurstville	Hurstville	1083	1,091	14.4
25	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart CollegeKensington	Kensington	1083	702	12.9
27	Aquinas Catholic CollegeMenai	Menai	1082	1,140	13.8
28	St John Bosco CollegeEngadine	Engadine	1081	986	13.9
28	Xavier Catholic College BallinaSkennars Head	Skennars Head	1081	884	11.5
30	De La Salle Catholic College, CaringbahCaringbah	Caringbah	1078	536	11.5
30	Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary)Gables	Gables	1078	999	11.6
32	Marist College KogarahBexley	Bexley	1076	1,045	13.3
33	St Joseph's Catholic CollegeEast Gosford	East Gosford	1075	802	11.7
34	St John Paul II Catholic College (Schofields)Schofields	Schofields	1074	1,159	13.6
35	Marian Catholic CollegeKenthurst	Kenthurst	1073	1,035	13.9
36	Mount St Patrick CollegeMurwillumbah	Murwillumbah	1071	823	11.5
37	Holy Spirit CollegeBellambi	Bellambi	1069	1,249	13.0
38	MacKillop College Port MacquariePort Macquarie	Port Macquarie	1068	1,107	11.5
39	De La Salle College, Revesby HeightsRevesby Heights	Revesby Heights	1065	650	12.5
39	Holy Cross CollegeRyde	Ryde	1065	786	12.9
41	St Mary's Catholic CollegeGateshead	Gateshead	1062	989	12.0
42	Mount St Joseph MilperraMilperra	Milperra	1060	891	13.0
43	St Andrews CollegeMarayong	Marayong	1059	1,327	12.1
43	St John's CollegeLismore	Lismore	1059	774	11.9
45	St Paul's Catholic CollegeGreystanes	Greystanes	1055	800	11.3
46	Caroline Chisholm CollegeGlenmore Park	Glenmore Park	1054	1,011	14.0
46	Clancy Catholic CollegeWest Hoxton	West Hoxton	1054	1,211	13.5
48	Casimir Catholic CollegeMarrickville	Marrickville	1052	827	12.7
49	Mater Dei Catholic CollegeLake Albert	Lake Albert	1050	749	13.4
49	St Joseph's CollegeBanora Point	Banora Point	1050	838	10.2
51	Nagle CollegeBlacktown	Blacktown	1048	532	11.6
52	Corpus Christi Catholic High SchoolOak Flats	Oak Flats	1045	1,126	13.0
52	St Peter's Catholic CollegeTuggerah	Tuggerah	1045	1,078	12.8
54	St John Paul CollegeCoffs Harbour	Coffs Harbour	1044	1,062	12.3
55	Corpus Christi College MaroubraMaroubra	Maroubra	1043	755	13.2
56	Southern Cross Catholic CollegeBurwood	Burwood	1042	139	6.6
57	Cerdon CollegeMerrylands	Merrylands	1041	1,001	13.8
57	Mount Carmel Catholic CollegeVarroville	Varroville	1041	1,142	13.7
59	St Benedict's Catholic CollegeOran Park	Oran Park	1040	1,074	14.2
60	Magdalene Catholic CollegeSmeaton Grange	Smeaton Grange	1039	1,137	14.2
61	Freeman Catholic CollegeBonnyrigg Heights	Bonnyrigg Heights	1038	1,411	14.2
61	San Clemente Catholic CollegeMayfield	Mayfield	1038	605	11.3
63	Xavier Catholic CollegeNorth Albury	North Albury	1034	932	12.2
64	McAuley Catholic CollegeClarenza	Clarenza	1031	602	10.5
65	St Bede's Catholic CollegeChisholm	Chisholm	1030	910	11.4
66	St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolAlbion Park	Albion Park	1029	736	11.9
67	Kildare Catholic CollegeWagga Wagga	Wagga Wagga	1028	972	13.5
67	St John the Evangelist Catholic High SchoolNowra	Nowra	1028	935	12.1
69	MacKillop College BathurstBathurst	Bathurst	1027	691	11.7
70	St Paul's Catholic CollegeBooragul	Booragul	1026	636	9.9
71	Trinity Catholic College GoulburnGoulburn	Goulburn	1025	714	11.8
71	Xavier CollegeLlandilo	Llandilo	1025	1,185	13.3
73	Penola Catholic College Emu PlainsEmu Plains	Emu Plains	1024	709	11.6
74	All Saints CollegeMaitland	Maitland	1023	1,191	10.9
75	O'Connor Catholic CollegeArmidale	Armidale	1020	511	10.9
76	Catherine McAuley Catholic CollegeMedowie	Medowie	1019	884	11.5
77	St Francis De Sales Regional CollegeLeeton	Leeton	1018	666	12.6
78	St Joseph's Regional CollegePort Macquarie	Port Macquarie	1017	1,026	11.8
79	Patrician Brothers' College BlacktownBlacktown	Blacktown	1016	1,014	13.0
79	Trinity Catholic CollegeAuburn	Auburn	1016	1,313	12.7
81	CathWest Innovation CollegeMount Druitt	Mount Druitt	1013	385	11.8
82	Hennessy Catholic CollegeYoung	Young	1012	426	11.3
82	Marian Catholic CollegeGriffith	Griffith	1012	701	12.5
82	St Clare's High SchoolTaree	Taree	1012	630	10.6
85	La Salle Catholic CollegeBankstown	Bankstown	1011	1,057	11.1
86	James Sheahan Catholic High School OrangeOrange	Orange	1010	1,030	13.2
87	Bede Polding CollegeSouth Windsor	South Windsor	1007	1,101	12.5
87	St Agnes Catholic High SchoolRooty Hill	Rooty Hill	1007	926	12.3
89	Good Samaritan Catholic CollegeHinchinbrook	Hinchinbrook	1006	1,297	12.6
89	St Brigid's Catholic CollegeLake Munmorah	Lake Munmorah	1006	651	11.2
91	St Johns College DubboDubbo	Dubbo	1004	941	12.5
92	John Therry Catholic CollegeRosemeadow	Rosemeadow	1002	1,057	13.3
93	Holy Spirit Catholic CollegeLakemba	Lakemba	999	730	12.5
93	St Paul's CollegeWest Kempsey	West Kempsey	999	641	10.2
95	Delany CollegeGranville	Granville	996	348	10.4
95	Emmaus Catholic CollegeKemps Creek	Kemps Creek	996	674	11.0
95	Newman Senior Technical CollegePort Macquarie	Port Macquarie	996	327	9.4
95	St Joseph's CollegeLochinvar	Lochinvar	996	973	11.9
99	McCarthy Catholic CollegeWest Tamworth	West Tamworth	991	935	13.6
100	Carroll CollegeBroulee	Broulee	987	493	9.6

Ranked by ICSEA, highest first, among Catholic secondary schools in New South Wales with a published figure; tied values share a rank. ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school's students, not how the school performs. ACARA 2025 data; students per teacher calculated by BetterSchool.

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Catholic secondary schools in New South Wales, ranked by ICSEA

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