Caroline Chisholm College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Glenmore Park, New South Wales 2745 · Penrith LGA
About Caroline Chisholm College
Caroline Chisholm College is a catholic girls' high school located in Glenmore Park, New South Wales (2745), within the Penrith local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,011 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Caroline Chisholm College has an ICSEA value of 1054, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 70th percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 80 teachers (72.3 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Caroline Chisholm College scores 61.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 196th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (4th of 17 in the Penrith area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1054
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)23% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Caroline Chisholm College's 1,011 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Caroline Chisholm College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Caroline Chisholm College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bethany Catholic Primary School
Glenmore Park · Catholic primary · K-6
540 students · ICSEA 1058 · 208 m away
Glenmore Park High School
Glenmore Park · Government high school · 7-12
956 students · ICSEA 976 · 537 m away
Glenmore Park Public School
Glenmore Park · Government primary · K-6
455 students · ICSEA 994 · 676 m away
Fernhill School
Glenmore Park · Government special · U
129 students · ICSEA 956 · 1.0 km away
Regentville Public School
Regentville · Government primary · K-6
523 students · ICSEA 1003 · 1.2 km away
Surveyors Creek Public School
Glenmore Park · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.3 km away
Jamisontown Public School
South Penrith · Government primary · K-6
317 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.7 km away
Nangamay Public School
Glenmore Park · Government primary · K-6
413 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.9 km away
York Public School
South Penrith · Government primary · K-6
515 students · ICSEA 973 · 2.4 km away
Jamison High School
South Penrith · Government high school · 7-12
834 students · ICSEA 964 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Clancy Catholic College
West Hoxton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,211 students · ICSEA 1054
St Paul's Catholic College
Greystanes · Catholic high school · 7-12
800 students · ICSEA 1055
Casimir Catholic College
Marrickville · Catholic high school · 7-12
827 students · ICSEA 1052
St Joseph's College
Banora Point · Catholic high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1050
Mater Dei Catholic College
Lake Albert · Catholic high school · 7-12
749 students · ICSEA 1050
St Andrews College
Marayong · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,327 students · ICSEA 1059
Frequently asked questions
Is Caroline Chisholm College a public or private school?
Caroline Chisholm College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Caroline Chisholm College offer?
Caroline Chisholm College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Caroline Chisholm College?
In 2025, Caroline Chisholm College had 1,011 enrolled students (1,011 girls, 0 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Caroline Chisholm College?
Caroline Chisholm College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1054. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Caroline Chisholm College rank in NSW?
Caroline Chisholm College ranks 196th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (61.1/100), and 490th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Caroline Chisholm College?
Caroline Chisholm College has about 14.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Caroline Chisholm College?
In 2025, Caroline Chisholm College had 192 students in Year 7 and 134 in Year 12.
Is Caroline Chisholm College co-ed?
No. Caroline Chisholm College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Caroline Chisholm College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Caroline Chisholm 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 Caroline Chisholm College?
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