Edmund Rice College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025West Wollongong, New South Wales 2500 · Wollongong LGA
About Edmund Rice College
Edmund Rice College is an independent boys' high school located in West Wollongong, New South Wales (2500), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,054 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Edmund Rice College has an ICSEA value of 1083, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 32% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 83 teachers (79.2 full-time equivalent) and 39 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Edmund Rice College scores 68.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 132nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (4th of 15 in the Wollongong area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1083
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)32% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+1 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 Edmund Rice College's 1,054 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Edmund Rice College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Edmund Rice College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wollongong West Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
243 students · ICSEA 991 · 941 m away
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mangerton · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.0 km away
Mount Keira Public School
Mount Keira · Government primary · K-6
91 students · ICSEA 1072 · 1.1 km away
Lindsay Park Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.1 km away
Keiraville Public School
Keiraville · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.1 km away
The Illawarra Grammar School
Wollongong West · Independent combined · K-12
970 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.2 km away
Figtree Heights Public School
Figtree · Government primary · K-6
181 students · ICSEA 1061 · 1.5 km away
Nareena Hills Public School
Figtree · Government primary · K-6
209 students · ICSEA 1080 · 1.5 km away
Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.5 km away
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Gwynneville · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Chevalier College
Burradoo · Independent high school · 7-12
951 students · ICSEA 1081
Novoschool
Newcastle West · Independent high school · 7-9
79 students · ICSEA 1077
St Paul's International College
Moss Vale · Independent high school · 7-12
127 students · ICSEA 1071
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College
East Gosford · Independent high school · 7-12
971 students · ICSEA 1068
Australian Performing Arts Grammar School
Glebe · Independent high school · 7-12
129 students · ICSEA 1103
St Mary Star of the Sea College
Wollongong · Independent high school · 7-12
1,128 students · ICSEA 1104
Frequently asked questions
Is Edmund Rice College a public or private school?
Edmund Rice College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Edmund Rice College offer?
Edmund Rice College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Edmund Rice College?
In 2025, Edmund Rice College had 1,054 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,054 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Edmund Rice College?
Edmund Rice College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1083. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Edmund Rice College rank in NSW?
Edmund Rice College ranks 132nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (68.1/100), and 326th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Edmund Rice College?
Edmund Rice College has about 13.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Edmund Rice College?
In 2025, Edmund Rice College had 176 students in Year 7 and 144 in Year 12.
Is Edmund Rice College co-ed?
No. Edmund Rice College is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Edmund Rice College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Edmund Rice 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 Edmund Rice College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Campbelltown, about 39 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.