Lumen Christi Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Pambula Beach, New South Wales 2549 · Bega Valley LGA
#211 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#668 of 1,259 nationally
About Lumen Christi Catholic College
Lumen Christi Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Pambula Beach, New South Wales (2549), within the Bega Valley local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 692 students (342 girls and 350 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Lumen Christi Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1040, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 64th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 65 teachers (59.7 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Lumen Christi Catholic College scores 49.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 211th of 314 combined schools in NSW (2nd of 2 in the Bega Valley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1040
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-8% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Lumen Christi Catholic College's 692 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Lumen Christi Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Lumen Christi Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Pambula Beach Flexible School
Pambula · Independent special · 7-10
52 students · ICSEA 888 · 912 m away
Pambula Public School
Pambula · Government primary · K-6
257 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.8 km away
Merimbula Public School
Merimbula · Government primary · K-6
428 students · ICSEA 1001 · 6.0 km away
Eden Marine High School
Eden · Government high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 956 · 13 km away
Eden Public School
Eden · Government primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 906 · 14 km away
Wolumla Public School
Wolumla · Government primary · K-6
109 students · ICSEA 931 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
MacKillop Catholic College
Woongarrah · Catholic combined · K-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1042
All Saints Catholic College
Liverpool · Catholic combined · K-12
2,138 students · ICSEA 1038
St Patrick's Parish School
Cooma · Catholic combined · K-10
457 students · ICSEA 1037
St Vincent's College Ashfield
Ashfield · Catholic combined · K-12
1,092 students · ICSEA 1043
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College
Austral · Catholic combined · K-11
1,539 students · ICSEA 1037
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
Mudgee · Catholic combined · K-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Lumen Christi Catholic College a public or private school?
Lumen Christi Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Lumen Christi Catholic College offer?
Lumen Christi Catholic College offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Lumen Christi Catholic College?
In 2025, Lumen Christi Catholic College had 692 enrolled students (342 girls, 350 boys), a change of -8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lumen Christi Catholic College?
Lumen Christi Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1040. 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 Lumen Christi Catholic College rank in NSW?
Lumen Christi Catholic College ranks 211th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (49.5/100), and 668th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Lumen Christi Catholic College?
Lumen Christi Catholic College has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Lumen Christi Catholic College?
In 2025, Lumen Christi Catholic College had 90 students in Year 7 and 76 in Year 12.
Is Lumen Christi Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Lumen Christi Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Lumen Christi Catholic College?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Lumen Christi 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 Lumen Christi Catholic College?
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