Eileen O'Connor Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lewisham, New South Wales 2049 · Inner West LGA
About Eileen O'Connor Catholic College
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College is a catholic special school located in Lewisham, New South Wales (2049), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from U and in 2025 enrolled 74 students (28 girls and 46 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1052, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 26% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (23.1 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 3.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 22% over the past five years.
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Eileen O'Connor Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Eileen O'Connor Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
The John Berne School
Lewisham · Independent special · U
45 students · ICSEA 1038 · 153 m away
NSW School of Languages
Petersham · Government high school
· 316 m away
Petersham Public School
Petersham · Government primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1137 · 333 m away
Fort Street High School
Petersham · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 1176 · 480 m away
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham
Lewisham · Independent combined · 5-12
1,231 students · ICSEA 1074 · 579 m away
Lewisham Public School
Lewisham · Government primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 1121 · 599 m away
Kegworth Public School
Leichhardt · Government primary · P-6
252 students · ICSEA 1117 · 728 m away
Taverners Hill Infants School
Petersham · Government primary · K-2
20 students · ICSEA 1129 · 887 m away
Wilkins Public School
Marrickville · Government primary · K-6
508 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.2 km away
Summer Hill Public School
Summer Hill · Government primary · K-6
662 students · ICSEA 1167 · 1.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Luke's Arrunga
Marsden Park · Catholic special · U
40 students · ICSEA 1046
EOC Broken Bay
Davidson · Catholic special · U
70 students · ICSEA 1059
St Dominic's Catholic College
Mayfield · Catholic special · U
43 students · ICSEA 966
St Laurence Flexible Learning Centre
Broadmeadow · Catholic special · U
47 students · ICSEA 869
Frequently asked questions
Is Eileen O'Connor Catholic College a public or private school?
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Eileen O'Connor Catholic College offer?
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College offers U. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Eileen O'Connor Catholic College?
In 2025, Eileen O'Connor Catholic College had 74 enrolled students (28 girls, 46 boys), a change of -22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Eileen O'Connor Catholic College?
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1052. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Eileen O'Connor Catholic College?
Eileen O'Connor Catholic College has about 3.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Eileen O'Connor Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Eileen O'Connor Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Eileen O'Connor Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Eileen O'Connor 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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