Catherine McAuley Westmead
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Westmead, New South Wales 2145 · Parramatta LGA
About Catherine McAuley Westmead
Catherine McAuley Westmead is a catholic girls' high school located in Westmead, New South Wales (2145), within the Parramatta local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,210 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Catherine McAuley Westmead has an ICSEA value of 1087, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 90 teachers (83.4 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Catherine McAuley Westmead scores 67.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 135th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (10th of 14 in the Parramatta area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1087
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Catherine McAuley Westmead's 1,210 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Catherine McAuley Westmead have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Catherine McAuley Westmead
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086 · 136 m away
Mother Teresa Primary School
Westmead · Catholic primary · K-6
389 students · ICSEA 1121 · 185 m away
Palm Avenue School
Westmead · Government special
· 518 m away
Redbank School
Westmead · Government special · U
46 students · ICSEA 1001 · 525 m away
Westmead Public School
Westmead · Government primary · K-6
717 students · ICSEA 1117 · 611 m away
The Childrens Hospital School
Westmead · Government special
· 733 m away
Toongabbie East Public School
Wentworthville · Government primary · K-6
107 students · ICSEA 898 · 969 m away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Westmead · Catholic primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 1106 · 1.0 km away
Westmead Christian Grammar School
Westmead · Independent primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.4 km away
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Wentworthville · Catholic primary · K-6
392 students · ICSEA 1089 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
421 students · ICSEA 1086
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Marsden Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1088
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's Marist College
Dundas · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,070 students · ICSEA 1089
Frequently asked questions
Is Catherine McAuley Westmead a public or private school?
Catherine McAuley Westmead is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Catherine McAuley Westmead offer?
Catherine McAuley Westmead offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Catherine McAuley Westmead?
In 2025, Catherine McAuley Westmead had 1,210 enrolled students (1,210 girls, 0 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Catherine McAuley Westmead?
Catherine McAuley Westmead has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1087. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Catherine McAuley Westmead rank in NSW?
Catherine McAuley Westmead ranks 135th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.9/100), and 331st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Catherine McAuley Westmead?
Catherine McAuley Westmead has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Catherine McAuley Westmead?
In 2025, Catherine McAuley Westmead had 207 students in Year 7 and 200 in Year 12.
Is Catherine McAuley Westmead co-ed?
No. Catherine McAuley Westmead is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Catherine McAuley Westmead?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Catherine McAuley Westmead 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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