Kildare Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2650 · Wagga Wagga LGA
About Kildare Catholic College
Kildare Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (2650), within the Wagga Wagga local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 972 students (512 girls and 460 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Kildare Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1028, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 81 teachers (71.8 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Kildare Catholic College scores 52.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 262nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 5 in the Wagga Wagga area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1028
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- 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 Kildare Catholic College's 972 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kildare Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kildare Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wagga Wagga High School
Wagga Wagga · Government high school · 7-12
818 students · ICSEA 960 · 213 m away
The Bidgee School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
48 students · ICSEA 896 · 224 m away
South Wagga Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
266 students · ICSEA 1027 · 474 m away
Willans Hill School
Wagga Wagga · Government special · U
71 students · ICSEA 929 · 633 m away
Turvey Park Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 944 · 902 m away
Henschke Primary School
Wagga Wagga · Catholic primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.5 km away
Saint Mary MacKillop Colleges Limited
Wagga Wagga · Independent combined · K-12
198 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.6 km away
Wagga Wagga Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
440 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.7 km away
Mount Austin Public School
Mount Austin · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 824 · 1.8 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Wagga Wagga · Catholic primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Nowra · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 1028
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Albion Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1029
MacKillop College Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
691 students · ICSEA 1027
St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
636 students · ICSEA 1026
St Bede's Catholic College
Chisholm · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1030
Trinity Catholic College Goulburn
Goulburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is Kildare Catholic College a public or private school?
Kildare Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Kildare Catholic College offer?
Kildare Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Kildare Catholic College?
In 2025, Kildare Catholic College had 972 enrolled students (512 girls, 460 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kildare Catholic College?
Kildare Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1028. 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 Kildare Catholic College rank in NSW?
Kildare Catholic College ranks 262nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (52.2/100), and 688th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kildare Catholic College?
Kildare Catholic College has about 13.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Kildare Catholic College?
In 2025, Kildare Catholic College had 204 students in Year 7 and 120 in Year 12.
Is Kildare Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Kildare Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kildare Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kildare 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Kildare Catholic College?
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