Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wakeley, New South Wales 2176 · Fairfield LGA
#499 of 539 high schools in NSW
#1360 of 1,472 nationally
About Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a catholic girls' high school located in Wakeley, New South Wales (2176), within the Fairfield local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 843 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Mary MacKillop Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 935, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 65 teachers (62.2 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mary MacKillop Catholic College scores 23.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 499th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (12th of 13 in the Fairfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 935
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- 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 Mary MacKillop Catholic College's 843 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mary MacKillop Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Westfields Sports High School
Fairfield West · Government high school · 7-12
1,538 students · ICSEA 967 · 891 m away
Prairiewood High School
Prairiewood · Government high school · 7-12
1,288 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.1 km away
Smithfield West Public School
Wetherill Park · Government primary · K-6
300 students · ICSEA 900 · 1.1 km away
Fairfield West Public School
Fairfield West · Government primary · K-6
545 students · ICSEA 914 · 1.3 km away
William Stimson Public School
Wetherill Park · Government primary · K-6
459 students · ICSEA 973 · 1.4 km away
King Park Public School
St Johns Park · Government primary · K-6
396 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.5 km away
St Hurmizd Assyrian Primary School
Greenfield Park · Independent primary · K-6
691 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.8 km away
Prairievale Public School
Bossley Park · Government primary · K-6
419 students · ICSEA 894 · 1.8 km away
Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School
Bossley Park · Catholic primary · K-6
641 students · ICSEA 1009 · 1.9 km away
St Johns Park High School
St Johns Park · Government high school · 7-12
923 students · ICSEA 927 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Clare's Catholic High School
Hassall Grove · Catholic high school · 7-12
618 students · ICSEA 963
St Joseph's Catholic College
Aberdeen · Catholic high school · 7-12
685 students · ICSEA 968
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield
Fairfield · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,144 students · ICSEA 969
St Mary's College
Gunnedah · Catholic high school · 7-12
411 students · ICSEA 976
La Salle Academy Lithgow
Lithgow · Catholic high school · 7-12
230 students · ICSEA 980
St Mary's Catholic College
Casino · Catholic high school · 7-12
425 students · ICSEA 985
Frequently asked questions
Is Mary MacKillop Catholic College a public or private school?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Mary MacKillop Catholic College offer?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic College had 843 enrolled students (843 girls, 0 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 935. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mary MacKillop Catholic College rank in NSW?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College ranks 499th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (23.1/100), and 1360th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College has about 13.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic College had 151 students in Year 7 and 132 in Year 12.
Is Mary MacKillop Catholic College co-ed?
No. Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mary MacKillop 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.
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