Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Medowie, New South Wales 2318 · Port Stephens LGA
About Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Catherine McAuley Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Medowie, New South Wales (2318), within the Port Stephens local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 884 students (436 girls and 448 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Catherine McAuley Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1019, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 85 teachers (77.2 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1.
On the Success Index, Catherine McAuley Catholic College scores 59.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 212th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 4 in the Port Stephens area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1019
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Catherine McAuley Catholic College's 884 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Catherine McAuley Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wirreanda Public School
Medowie · Government primary · K-6
530 students · ICSEA 988 · 2.5 km away
Medowie Public School
Medowie · Government primary · K-6
382 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.9 km away
Medowie Christian School
Medowie · Independent combined · K-12
554 students · ICSEA 1038 · 3.2 km away
Salt Ash Public School
Salt Ash · Government primary · K-6
142 students · ICSEA 904 · 4.6 km away
Grahamstown Public School
Raymond Terrace · Government primary · K-6
253 students · ICSEA 912 · 8.3 km away
Irrawang High School
Raymond Terrace · Government high school · 7-12
810 students · ICSEA 916 · 9.1 km away
Irrawang Public School
Raymond Terrace · Government primary · P-6
304 students · ICSEA 863 · 10 km away
St Brigid's Primary School
Raymond Terrace · Catholic primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1012 · 11 km away
Raymond Terrace Public School
Raymond Terrace · Government primary · K-6
322 students · ICSEA 864 · 12 km away
Hunter River High School
Heatherbrae · Government high school · 7-12
762 students · ICSEA 899 · 12 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Francis De Sales Regional College
Leeton · Catholic high school · 7-12
666 students · ICSEA 1018
O'Connor Catholic College
Armidale · Catholic high school · 7-12
511 students · ICSEA 1020
St Joseph's Regional College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,026 students · ICSEA 1017
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,014 students · ICSEA 1016
Trinity Catholic College
Auburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,313 students · ICSEA 1016
All Saints College
Maitland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1023
Frequently asked questions
Is Catherine McAuley Catholic College a public or private school?
Catherine McAuley Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Catherine McAuley Catholic College offer?
Catherine McAuley Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Catherine McAuley Catholic College?
In 2025, Catherine McAuley Catholic College had 884 enrolled students (436 girls, 448 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Catherine McAuley Catholic College?
Catherine McAuley Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1019. 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 Catherine McAuley Catholic College rank in NSW?
Catherine McAuley Catholic College ranks 212th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (59.0/100), and 537th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Catherine McAuley Catholic College?
Catherine McAuley Catholic College has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Catherine McAuley Catholic College?
In 2025, Catherine McAuley Catholic College had 178 students in Year 7 and 73 in Year 12.
Is Catherine McAuley Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Catherine McAuley Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Catherine McAuley Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Catherine McAuley Catholic 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.
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