Brigidine College St Ives
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025St Ives, New South Wales 2075 · Ku-ring-gai LGA
About Brigidine College St Ives
Brigidine College St Ives is an independent girls' high school located in St Ives, New South Wales (2075), within the Ku-ring-gai local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 793 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Brigidine College St Ives has an ICSEA value of 1148, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 95th percentile of Australian schools. 60% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 84 teachers (76.4 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Brigidine College St Ives scores 85.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 8th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Ku-ring-gai area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1148
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)60% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Brigidine College St Ives's 793 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Brigidine College St Ives have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Brigidine College St Ives
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Ives Park Public School
St Ives · Government primary · K-6
143 students · ICSEA 1113 · 626 m away
Sir Eric Woodward Memorial School
St Ives · Government special · U
75 students · ICSEA 983 · 692 m away
St Ives North Public School
St Ives · Government primary · K-6
846 students · ICSEA 1164 · 899 m away
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
St Ives · Catholic primary · K-6
221 students · ICSEA 1141 · 965 m away
Masada College
St Ives · Independent combined · K-12
368 students · ICSEA 1162 · 1.1 km away
St Ives Public School
St Ives · Government primary · K-6
465 students · ICSEA 1155 · 2.0 km away
St Ives High School
St Ives · Government high school · 6-12
1,756 students · ICSEA 1125 · 2.1 km away
Turramurra North Public School
North Turramurra · Government primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1170 · 2.4 km away
Kambora Public School
Davidson · Government primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 1101 · 2.9 km away
Gordon East Public School
Gordon · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 1163 · 3.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount St Benedict College
Pennant Hills · Independent high school · 7-12
1,331 students · ICSEA 1147
St Vincent's College
Potts Point · Independent high school · 7-12
755 students · ICSEA 1145
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta
Parramatta · Independent high school · 7-12
1,097 students · ICSEA 1144
Westbourne College Sydney
Ultimo · Independent high school · 10-12
65 students · ICSEA 1153
Sydney Science College
Epping · Independent high school · 11-12
20 students · ICSEA 1140
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Glebe · Independent high school · 7-12
1,044 students · ICSEA 1138
Frequently asked questions
Is Brigidine College St Ives a public or private school?
Brigidine College St Ives is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Brigidine College St Ives offer?
Brigidine College St Ives offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Brigidine College St Ives?
In 2025, Brigidine College St Ives had 793 enrolled students (793 girls, 0 boys), a change of -9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Brigidine College St Ives?
Brigidine College St Ives has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1148. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Brigidine College St Ives rank in NSW?
Brigidine College St Ives ranks 8th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (85.0/100), and 16th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Brigidine College St Ives?
Brigidine College St Ives has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Brigidine College St Ives?
In 2025, Brigidine College St Ives had 138 students in Year 7 and 156 in Year 12.
Is Brigidine College St Ives co-ed?
No. Brigidine College St Ives is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Brigidine College St Ives?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Brigidine College St Ives 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 Brigidine College St Ives?
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