Bethany College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hurstville, New South Wales 2220 · Bayside (NSW) LGA
About Bethany College
Bethany College is a catholic girls' high school located in Hurstville, New South Wales (2220), within the Bayside (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,091 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Bethany College has an ICSEA value of 1083, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 85 teachers (75.9 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bethany College scores 70.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 111th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (5th of 7 in the Bayside (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1083
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+14 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 Bethany College's 1,091 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bethany College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bethany College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sydney Technical High School
Bexley · Government high school · 7-12
907 students · ICSEA 1136 · 178 m away
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Hurstville · Catholic primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1088 · 215 m away
Georges River College Hurstville Campus
Hurstville · Government high school · 7-10
267 students · ICSEA 1017 · 325 m away
Hurstville Public School
Hurstville · Government primary · K-6
1,048 students · ICSEA 1102 · 387 m away
Hurstville Adventist School
Hurstville · Independent primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1114 · 494 m away
Carlton Public School
Bexley · Government primary · K-6
599 students · ICSEA 1041 · 881 m away
Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls
Hurstville · Independent combined · K-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.0 km away
St George Christian School
Hurstville · Independent combined · K-12
845 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.2 km away
Woniora Road School
Hurstville · Government special · U
46 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.4 km away
St Raphael's Catholic Primary School
South Hurstville · Catholic primary · K-6
210 students · ICSEA 1130 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Kensington · Catholic high school · 7-12
702 students · ICSEA 1083
Aquinas Catholic College
Menai · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,140 students · ICSEA 1082
Mater Maria Catholic College
Warriewood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,098 students · ICSEA 1085
St John Bosco College
Engadine · Catholic high school · 7-12
986 students · ICSEA 1081
Xavier Catholic College Ballina
Skennars Head · Catholic high school · 7-12
884 students · ICSEA 1081
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086
Frequently asked questions
Is Bethany College a public or private school?
Bethany College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Bethany College offer?
Bethany College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bethany College?
In 2025, Bethany College had 1,091 enrolled students (1,091 girls, 0 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bethany College?
Bethany College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1083. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bethany College rank in NSW?
Bethany College ranks 111th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.2/100), and 285th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bethany College?
Bethany College has about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bethany College?
In 2025, Bethany College had 190 students in Year 7 and 179 in Year 12.
Is Bethany College co-ed?
No. Bethany College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Bethany College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bethany 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 Bethany College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Hurstville, about 656 m from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.