Mount Carmel Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Varroville, New South Wales 2566 · Campbelltown (NSW) LGA
About Mount Carmel Catholic College
Mount Carmel Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Varroville, New South Wales (2566), within the Campbelltown (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,142 students (575 girls and 567 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Mount Carmel Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1041, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 65th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 92 teachers (83.3 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount Carmel Catholic College scores 60.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 203rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 15 in the Campbelltown (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1041
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Mount Carmel Catholic College's 1,142 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount Carmel Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount Carmel Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Robert Townson High School
Raby · Government high school · 7-12
742 students · ICSEA 963 · 813 m away
Robert Townson Public School
Raby · Government primary · K-6
430 students · ICSEA 988 · 856 m away
St Andrews Public School
St Andrews · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 995 · 1.7 km away
Kearns Public School
Kearns · Government primary · K-6
178 students · ICSEA 985 · 2.2 km away
St Sava College
Varroville · Independent primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1052 · 2.2 km away
Eschol Park Public School
Eschol Park · Government primary · K-6
326 students · ICSEA 979 · 2.4 km away
Odyssey College
Eagle Vale · Independent special · 11
86 students · ICSEA 929 · 2.9 km away
Denham Court Public School
Denham Court · Government primary · K-6
826 students · ICSEA 1068 · 3.1 km away
Minto Public School
Minto · Government primary · K-6
220 students · ICSEA 1010 · 3.2 km away
Sarah Redfern High School
Minto · Government high school · 7-12
652 students · ICSEA 967 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Cerdon College
Merrylands · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,001 students · ICSEA 1041
Southern Cross Catholic College
Burwood · Catholic high school · 10-12
139 students · ICSEA 1042
St Benedict's Catholic College
Oran Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,074 students · ICSEA 1040
Magdalene Catholic College
Smeaton Grange · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,137 students · ICSEA 1039
Corpus Christi College Maroubra
Maroubra · Catholic high school · 7-12
755 students · ICSEA 1043
San Clemente Catholic College
Mayfield · Catholic high school · 7-10
605 students · ICSEA 1038
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount Carmel Catholic College a public or private school?
Mount Carmel Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Mount Carmel Catholic College offer?
Mount Carmel Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount Carmel Catholic College?
In 2025, Mount Carmel Catholic College had 1,142 enrolled students (575 girls, 567 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount Carmel Catholic College?
Mount Carmel Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1041. 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 Mount Carmel Catholic College rank in NSW?
Mount Carmel Catholic College ranks 203rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (60.3/100), and 510th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Carmel Catholic College?
Mount Carmel Catholic College has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount Carmel Catholic College?
In 2025, Mount Carmel Catholic College had 221 students in Year 7 and 157 in Year 12.
Is Mount Carmel Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Mount Carmel Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount Carmel Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel Catholic College?
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