Marist Catholic College Penshurst
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mortdale, New South Wales 2223 · Georges River LGA
About Marist Catholic College Penshurst
Marist Catholic College Penshurst is a catholic high school located in Mortdale, New South Wales (2223), within the Georges River local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,343 students (680 girls and 663 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Marist Catholic College Penshurst has an ICSEA value of 1090, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 108 teachers (96.4 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 34% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Marist Catholic College Penshurst scores 73.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 69th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 10 in the Georges River area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1090
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+34% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- 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 Marist Catholic College Penshurst's 1,343 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Marist Catholic College Penshurst have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Marist Catholic College Penshurst
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Georges River College Penshurst Campus
Penshurst · Government high school · 7-10
488 students · ICSEA 1038 · 473 m away
St Declan's Catholic Primary School
Penshurst · Catholic primary · K-6
539 students · ICSEA 1108 · 599 m away
Mortdale Public School
Mortdale · Government primary · K-6
350 students · ICSEA 1096 · 619 m away
Carinya School
Mortdale · Government special · U
55 students · ICSEA 975 · 685 m away
Penshurst Public School
Penshurst · Government primary · K-6
458 students · ICSEA 1061 · 692 m away
Hurstville Grove Infants School
Penshurst · Government primary · K-2
59 students · ICSEA 1097 · 904 m away
Georges River College Oatley Senior Campus
Oatley · Government high school · 11-12
741 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.1 km away
Penshurst West Public School
Mortdale · Government primary · K-6
220 students · ICSEA 1047 · 1.2 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Oatley · Catholic primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1131 · 1.5 km away
Hurstville South Public School
Hurstville · Government primary · K-6
453 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Trinity Catholic College
Adamstown · Catholic high school · 7-11
849 students · ICSEA 1090
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's Marist College
Dundas · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,070 students · ICSEA 1089
St Paul's Catholic College
Manly · Catholic high school · 7-12
468 students · ICSEA 1091
Domremy Catholic College
Five Dock · Catholic high school · 7-12
858 students · ICSEA 1091
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088
Frequently asked questions
Is Marist Catholic College Penshurst a public or private school?
Marist Catholic College Penshurst is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Marist Catholic College Penshurst offer?
Marist Catholic College Penshurst offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Marist Catholic College Penshurst?
In 2025, Marist Catholic College Penshurst had 1,343 enrolled students (680 girls, 663 boys), a change of 34% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Marist Catholic College Penshurst?
Marist Catholic College Penshurst has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1090. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Marist Catholic College Penshurst rank in NSW?
Marist Catholic College Penshurst ranks 69th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (73.4/100), and 197th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Marist Catholic College Penshurst?
Marist Catholic College Penshurst has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Marist Catholic College Penshurst?
In 2025, Marist Catholic College Penshurst had 238 students in Year 7 and 202 in Year 12.
Is Marist Catholic College Penshurst co-ed?
Yes. Marist Catholic College Penshurst is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Marist Catholic College Penshurst?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Marist Catholic College Penshurst 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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