MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444 · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
About MacKillop College Port Macquarie
MacKillop College Port Macquarie is a catholic high school located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales (2444), within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,107 students (562 girls and 545 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
MacKillop College Port Macquarie has an ICSEA value of 1068, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 106 teachers (96.3 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, MacKillop College Port Macquarie scores 72.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 79th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 7 in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1068
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Port Macquarie's 1,107 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at MacKillop College Port Macquarie have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Peter's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
534 students · ICSEA 1075 · 581 m away
Port Macquarie Adventist School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-11
91 students · ICSEA 1011 · 1.4 km away
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.6 km away
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888 · 2.0 km away
Hastings Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
526 students · ICSEA 1019 · 2.0 km away
Port Macquarie Steiner School
Port Macquarie · Independent primary · K-6
69 students · ICSEA 1051 · 2.0 km away
St Columba Anglican School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-12
1,221 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.1 km away
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 5-12
612 students · ICSEA 919 · 2.1 km away
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833 · 2.8 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1017 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit College
Bellambi · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,249 students · ICSEA 1069
De La Salle College, Revesby Heights
Revesby Heights · Catholic high school · 7-12
650 students · ICSEA 1065
Holy Cross College
Ryde · Catholic high school · 7-12
786 students · ICSEA 1065
Mount St Patrick College
Murwillumbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
823 students · ICSEA 1071
Marian Catholic College
Kenthurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,035 students · ICSEA 1073
St John Paul II Catholic College
Schofields · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,159 students · ICSEA 1074
Frequently asked questions
Is MacKillop College Port Macquarie a public or private school?
MacKillop College Port Macquarie is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does MacKillop College Port Macquarie offer?
MacKillop College Port Macquarie offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend MacKillop College Port Macquarie?
In 2025, MacKillop College Port Macquarie had 1,107 enrolled students (562 girls, 545 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of MacKillop College Port Macquarie?
MacKillop College Port Macquarie has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1068. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does MacKillop College Port Macquarie rank in NSW?
MacKillop College Port Macquarie ranks 79th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (72.5/100), and 222nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at MacKillop College Port Macquarie?
MacKillop College Port Macquarie has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at MacKillop College Port Macquarie?
In 2025, MacKillop College Port Macquarie had 213 students in Year 7 and 135 in Year 12.
Is MacKillop College Port Macquarie co-ed?
Yes. MacKillop College Port Macquarie is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near MacKillop College Port Macquarie?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of MacKillop College Port Macquarie 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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