Mount St Patrick College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Murwillumbah, New South Wales 2484 · Tweed LGA
About Mount St Patrick College
Mount St Patrick College is a catholic high school located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales (2484), within the Tweed local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 823 students (428 girls and 395 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Mount St Patrick College has an ICSEA value of 1071, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 78 teachers (71.5 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount St Patrick College scores 75.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 52nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 7 in the Tweed area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1071
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- 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 Mount St Patrick College's 823 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount St Patrick College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount St Patrick College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount St Patrick Primary School
Murwillumbah · Catholic primary · K-6
373 students · ICSEA 1061 · 106 m away
Sathya Sai College
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-12
280 students · ICSEA 1046 · 276 m away
The Small School
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-10
67 students · ICSEA 1071 · 493 m away
Murwillumbah Public School
Murwillumbah · Government primary · K-6
149 students · ICSEA 959 · 568 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
South Murwillumbah · Catholic primary · K-6
161 students · ICSEA 1011 · 893 m away
Murwillumbah High School
Murwillumbah · Government high school · 7-12
347 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.1 km away
Murwillumbah East Public School
Murwillumbah · Government primary · K-6
152 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.2 km away
Tweed Valley Adventist College
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-12
381 students · ICSEA 1039 · 2.1 km away
Wollumbin High School
Murwillumbah · Government high school · 7-12
161 students · ICSEA 938 · 3.2 km away
Dungay Public School
Dungay · Government primary · K-6
74 students · ICSEA 980 · 4.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Marian Catholic College
Kenthurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,035 students · ICSEA 1073
Holy Spirit College
Bellambi · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,249 students · ICSEA 1069
St John Paul II Catholic College
Schofields · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,159 students · ICSEA 1074
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068
St Joseph's Catholic College
East Gosford · Catholic high school · 7-12
802 students · ICSEA 1075
Marist College Kogarah
Bexley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,045 students · ICSEA 1076
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount St Patrick College a public or private school?
Mount St Patrick College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Mount St Patrick College offer?
Mount St Patrick College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount St Patrick College?
In 2025, Mount St Patrick College had 823 enrolled students (428 girls, 395 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount St Patrick College?
Mount St Patrick College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1071. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount St Patrick College rank in NSW?
Mount St Patrick College ranks 52nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (75.7/100), and 147th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount St Patrick College?
Mount St Patrick College has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount St Patrick College?
In 2025, Mount St Patrick College had 163 students in Year 7 and 113 in Year 12.
Is Mount St Patrick College co-ed?
Yes. Mount St Patrick College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount St Patrick College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount St Patrick 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 St Patrick College?
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