McAuley Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tumut, New South Wales 2720 · Snowy Valleys LGA
#240 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#818 of 1,259 nationally
About McAuley Catholic College
McAuley Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Tumut, New South Wales (2720), within the Snowy Valleys local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 473 students (237 girls and 236 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
McAuley Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1001, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 47th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 30% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (38.0 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 40% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, McAuley Catholic College scores 42.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 240th of 314 combined schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Snowy Valleys area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1001
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+40% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-16 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 McAuley Catholic College's 473 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at McAuley Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near McAuley Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tumut Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 976 · 450 m away
Snowy Valleys School
Tumut · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 869 · 641 m away
Tumut High School
Tumut · Government high school · 7-12
384 students · ICSEA 919 · 1.5 km away
Franklin Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
239 students · ICSEA 900 · 2.2 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Adelong · Catholic primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 980 · 14 km away
Adelong Public School
Adelong · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 929 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Trinity School
Inverell · Catholic combined · K-10
577 students · ICSEA 1003
St Anne's Catholic College
Temora · Catholic combined · K-12
288 students · ICSEA 1006
Sacred Heart Central School
Cootamundra · Catholic combined · K-10
376 students · ICSEA 994
St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra
Cowra · Catholic combined · K-12
442 students · ICSEA 985
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
Mudgee · Catholic combined · K-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1022
St Catherine's Catholic College
Singleton · Catholic combined · K-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 974
Frequently asked questions
Is McAuley Catholic College a public or private school?
McAuley Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does McAuley Catholic College offer?
McAuley Catholic College offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend McAuley Catholic College?
In 2025, McAuley Catholic College had 473 enrolled students (237 girls, 236 boys), a change of 40% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of McAuley Catholic College?
McAuley Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1001. 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 McAuley Catholic College rank in NSW?
McAuley Catholic College ranks 240th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (42.3/100), and 818th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at McAuley Catholic College?
McAuley Catholic College has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at McAuley Catholic College?
In 2025, McAuley Catholic College had 72 students in Year 7 and 27 in Year 12.
Is McAuley Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. McAuley Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near McAuley Catholic College?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of McAuley 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.
Where can I get tutoring near McAuley Catholic College?
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