Good Samaritan Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hinchinbrook, New South Wales 2168 · Liverpool LGA
#307 of 539 high schools in NSW
#836 of 1,472 nationally
About Good Samaritan Catholic College
Good Samaritan Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Hinchinbrook, New South Wales (2168), within the Liverpool local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,297 students (648 girls and 649 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Good Samaritan Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1006, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 50th percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 31% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 115 teachers (103.0 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Samaritan Catholic College scores 45.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 307th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (4th of 14 in the Liverpool area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1006
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)10% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Good Samaritan Catholic College's 1,297 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Samaritan Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Samaritan Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Hoxton Park · Catholic primary · K-6
469 students · ICSEA 1037 · 498 m away
Hoxton Park High School
Hinchinbrook · Government high school · 7-12
895 students · ICSEA 940 · 696 m away
Hoxton Park Public School
Hoxton Park · Government primary · K-6
531 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.2 km away
Hinchinbrook Public School
Hinchinbrook · Government primary · K-6
487 students · ICSEA 959 · 1.5 km away
Middleton Grange Public School
Middleton Grange · Government primary · K-6
465 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.5 km away
Miller Public School
Miller · Government primary · K-6
266 students · ICSEA 880 · 1.6 km away
Miller High School
Miller · Government high school · 7-12
816 students · ICSEA 878 · 2.0 km away
Thomas Hassall Anglican College
Middleton Grange · Independent combined · K-12
1,721 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.1 km away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Carnes Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
669 students · ICSEA 1059 · 2.1 km away
James Busby High School
Green Valley · Government high school · 7-12
544 students · ICSEA 902 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Brigid's Catholic College
Lake Munmorah · Catholic high school · 7-12
651 students · ICSEA 1006
Bede Polding College
South Windsor · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,101 students · ICSEA 1007
St Agnes Catholic High School
Rooty Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
926 students · ICSEA 1007
St Johns College Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic high school · 7-12
941 students · ICSEA 1004
John Therry Catholic College
Rosemeadow · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,057 students · ICSEA 1002
James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange
Orange · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,030 students · ICSEA 1010
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Samaritan Catholic College a public or private school?
Good Samaritan Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Good Samaritan Catholic College offer?
Good Samaritan Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Good Samaritan Catholic College?
In 2025, Good Samaritan Catholic College had 1,297 enrolled students (648 girls, 649 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Samaritan Catholic College?
Good Samaritan Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1006. 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 Good Samaritan Catholic College rank in NSW?
Good Samaritan Catholic College ranks 307th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (45.5/100), and 836th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Samaritan Catholic College?
Good Samaritan Catholic College has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Good Samaritan Catholic College?
In 2025, Good Samaritan Catholic College had 240 students in Year 7 and 183 in Year 12.
Is Good Samaritan Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Good Samaritan Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Samaritan Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Samaritan 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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