Bede Polding College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025South Windsor, New South Wales 2756 · Hawkesbury LGA
#290 of 539 high schools in NSW
#781 of 1,472 nationally
About Bede Polding College
Bede Polding College is a catholic high school located in South Windsor, New South Wales (2756), within the Hawkesbury local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,101 students (572 girls and 529 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Bede Polding College has an ICSEA value of 1007, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 50th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 95 teachers (88.2 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bede Polding College scores 47.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 290th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 5 in the Hawkesbury area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1007
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Bede Polding College's 1,101 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bede Polding College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bede Polding College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Chisholm Catholic Primary School
Bligh Park · Catholic primary · K-6
411 students · ICSEA 1005 · 644 m away
Bligh Park Public School
Bligh Park · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 933 · 865 m away
Windsor South Public School
South Windsor · Government primary · K-6
333 students · ICSEA 858 · 1.6 km away
Windsor Park Public School
South Windsor · Government primary · K-6
231 students · ICSEA 949 · 1.9 km away
Windsor Public School
Windsor · Government primary · K-6
125 students · ICSEA 944 · 3.0 km away
St Matthew's Primary School
Windsor · Catholic primary · K-6
303 students · ICSEA 1021 · 3.0 km away
Windsor High School
Mcgraths Hill · Government high school · 7-12
642 students · ICSEA 923 · 3.7 km away
Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education
Richmond · Government high school · 7-12
11 students · ICSEA 1098 · 4.9 km away
St Monica's Primary School
Richmond · Catholic primary · K-6
252 students · ICSEA 1032 · 4.9 km away
Richmond Public School
Richmond · Government primary · K-6
298 students · ICSEA 1047 · 5.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Agnes Catholic High School
Rooty Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
926 students · ICSEA 1007
Good Samaritan Catholic College
Hinchinbrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,297 students · ICSEA 1006
St Brigid's Catholic College
Lake Munmorah · Catholic high school · 7-12
651 students · ICSEA 1006
St Johns College Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic high school · 7-12
941 students · ICSEA 1004
James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange
Orange · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,030 students · ICSEA 1010
La Salle Catholic College
Bankstown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,057 students · ICSEA 1011
Frequently asked questions
Is Bede Polding College a public or private school?
Bede Polding College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Bede Polding College offer?
Bede Polding College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bede Polding College?
In 2025, Bede Polding College had 1,101 enrolled students (572 girls, 529 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bede Polding College?
Bede Polding College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1007. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bede Polding College rank in NSW?
Bede Polding College ranks 290th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (47.7/100), and 781st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bede Polding College?
Bede Polding College has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bede Polding College?
In 2025, Bede Polding College had 240 students in Year 7 and 100 in Year 12.
Is Bede Polding College co-ed?
Yes. Bede Polding College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bede Polding College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bede Polding College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Bede Polding College?
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