Mater Dei Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lake Albert, New South Wales 2650 · Wagga Wagga LGA
About Mater Dei Catholic College
Mater Dei Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Lake Albert, New South Wales (2650), within the Wagga Wagga local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 749 students (392 girls and 357 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Mater Dei Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 59 teachers (56.1 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mater Dei Catholic College scores 62.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 179th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Wagga Wagga area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1050
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 Mater Dei Catholic College's 749 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mater Dei Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mater Dei Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mater Dei Primary School
Lake Albert · Catholic primary · K-6
322 students · ICSEA 1075 · 216 m away
Lake Albert Public School
Lake Albert · Government primary · K-6
434 students · ICSEA 963 · 1.5 km away
Lutheran School Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga · Independent primary · K-6
332 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.4 km away
Kooringal Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · K-6
390 students · ICSEA 933 · 3.2 km away
Red Hill Public School
Wagga Wagga · Government primary · P-6
325 students · ICSEA 831 · 3.6 km away
Mount Austin High School
Wagga Wagga · Government high school · 7-12
522 students · ICSEA 822 · 3.9 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga · Independent combined · 3-12
36 students · ICSEA 990 · 4.0 km away
Kooringal High School
Kooringal · Government high school · 7-12
839 students · ICSEA 959 · 4.0 km away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Kooringal · Catholic primary · K-6
338 students · ICSEA 1033 · 4.4 km away
Mount Austin Public School
Mount Austin · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 824 · 4.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's College
Banora Point · Catholic high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1050
Nagle College
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
532 students · ICSEA 1048
Casimir Catholic College
Marrickville · Catholic high school · 7-12
827 students · ICSEA 1052
Caroline Chisholm College
Glenmore Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1054
Clancy Catholic College
West Hoxton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,211 students · ICSEA 1054
St Paul's Catholic College
Greystanes · Catholic high school · 7-12
800 students · ICSEA 1055
Frequently asked questions
Is Mater Dei Catholic College a public or private school?
Mater Dei Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Mater Dei Catholic College offer?
Mater Dei Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mater Dei Catholic College?
In 2025, Mater Dei Catholic College had 749 enrolled students (392 girls, 357 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mater Dei Catholic College?
Mater Dei Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mater Dei Catholic College rank in NSW?
Mater Dei Catholic College ranks 179th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (62.6/100), and 446th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mater Dei Catholic College?
Mater Dei Catholic College has about 13.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mater Dei Catholic College?
In 2025, Mater Dei Catholic College had 138 students in Year 7 and 94 in Year 12.
Is Mater Dei Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Mater Dei Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mater Dei Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mater Dei 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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