Cerdon College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Merrylands, New South Wales 2160 · Cumberland LGA
About Cerdon College
Cerdon College is a catholic girls' high school located in Merrylands, New South Wales (2160), within the Cumberland local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,001 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Cerdon College has an ICSEA value of 1041, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 65th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 85 teachers (72.6 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Cerdon College scores 54.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 248th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (5th of 13 in the Cumberland area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1041
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-8% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Cerdon College's 1,001 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cerdon College have changed over the past decade.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on track at Cerdon College?
Rankings tell you about a school community. A free Success Tutoring assessment tells you about your child: exactly where they are in English and Maths, where the gaps are, and a plan to close them. Small-group, Australian-curriculum tutoring with no lock-in contracts.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Your nearest centre: Success Tutoring Merrylands
Schools near Cerdon College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Merrylands High School
Merrylands · Government high school · 7-12
855 students · ICSEA 915 · 372 m away
Sherwood Grange Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
246 students · ICSEA 992 · 765 m away
Merrylands Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
620 students · ICSEA 936 · 781 m away
Fowler Road School
Merrylands · Government special · U
55 students · ICSEA 895 · 791 m away
Guildford West Public School
Guildford West · Government primary · K-6
366 students · ICSEA 945 · 1.1 km away
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Merrylands · Catholic primary · K-6
574 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.2 km away
Hilltop Road Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
762 students · ICSEA 971 · 1.3 km away
Holroyd School
Merrylands · Government special · U
189 students · ICSEA 983 · 1.6 km away
Holroyd High School
Greystanes · Government high school · 6-12
547 students · ICSEA 919 · 1.7 km away
Merrylands East Public School
Merrylands · Government primary · K-6
347 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mount Carmel Catholic College
Varroville · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,142 students · ICSEA 1041
Southern Cross Catholic College
Burwood · Catholic high school · 10-12
139 students · ICSEA 1042
St Benedict's Catholic College
Oran Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,074 students · ICSEA 1040
Magdalene Catholic College
Smeaton Grange · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,137 students · ICSEA 1039
Corpus Christi College Maroubra
Maroubra · Catholic high school · 7-12
755 students · ICSEA 1043
San Clemente Catholic College
Mayfield · Catholic high school · 7-10
605 students · ICSEA 1038
Frequently asked questions
Is Cerdon College a public or private school?
Cerdon College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Cerdon College offer?
Cerdon College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Cerdon College?
In 2025, Cerdon College had 1,001 enrolled students (1,001 girls, 0 boys), a change of -8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cerdon College?
Cerdon College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1041. 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 Cerdon College rank in NSW?
Cerdon College ranks 248th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (54.0/100), and 654th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Cerdon College?
Cerdon College has about 13.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Cerdon College?
In 2025, Cerdon College had 167 students in Year 7 and 168 in Year 12.
Is Cerdon College co-ed?
No. Cerdon College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Cerdon College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cerdon 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 Cerdon College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Merrylands, about 620 m from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.