MacKillop College Bathurst
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bathurst, New South Wales 2795 · Bathurst LGA
About MacKillop College Bathurst
MacKillop College Bathurst is a catholic girls' high school located in Bathurst, New South Wales (2795), within the Bathurst local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 691 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
MacKillop College Bathurst has an ICSEA value of 1027, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 65 teachers (59.1 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, MacKillop College Bathurst scores 58.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 216th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 4 in the Bathurst area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1027
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median +6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 MacKillop College Bathurst's 691 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at MacKillop College Bathurst have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near MacKillop College Bathurst
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Stanislaus' College
Bathurst · Independent high school · 7-12
713 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.6 km away
Bathurst South Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
184 students · ICSEA 936 · 1.8 km away
Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
363 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.9 km away
St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst
South Bathurst · Catholic primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.1 km away
Bathurst Public School
Bathurst · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 983 · 2.1 km away
Carenne School
Bathurst · Government special · U
97 students · ICSEA 908 · 2.2 km away
Skillset Senior College
Mitchell · Independent special · 10-12
155 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.3 km away
Kelso Public School
Kelso · Government primary · K-6
374 students · ICSEA 859 · 2.3 km away
Scots All Saints College
White Rock · Independent combined · K-12
779 students · ICSEA 1087 · 2.7 km away
Denison College of Secondary Education, Bathurst High Campus
Bathurst · Government high school · 7-12
917 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
636 students · ICSEA 1026
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Nowra · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 1028
Kildare Catholic College
Wagga Wagga · Catholic high school · 7-12
972 students · ICSEA 1028
Trinity Catholic College Goulburn
Goulburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1025
Xavier College
Llandilo · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,185 students · ICSEA 1025
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Albion Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1029
Frequently asked questions
Is MacKillop College Bathurst a public or private school?
MacKillop College Bathurst is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does MacKillop College Bathurst offer?
MacKillop College Bathurst offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend MacKillop College Bathurst?
In 2025, MacKillop College Bathurst had 691 enrolled students (691 girls, 0 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of MacKillop College Bathurst?
MacKillop College Bathurst has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1027. 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 MacKillop College Bathurst rank in NSW?
MacKillop College Bathurst ranks 216th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (58.9/100), and 543rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at MacKillop College Bathurst?
MacKillop College Bathurst has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at MacKillop College Bathurst?
In 2025, MacKillop College Bathurst had 129 students in Year 7 and 91 in Year 12.
Is MacKillop College Bathurst co-ed?
No. MacKillop College Bathurst is a girls' school.
What other schools are near MacKillop College Bathurst?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of MacKillop College Bathurst 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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