O'Connor Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Armidale, New South Wales 2350 · Armidale LGA
About O'Connor Catholic College
O'Connor Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Armidale, New South Wales (2350), within the Armidale local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 511 students (239 girls and 272 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
O'Connor Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1020, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 51 teachers (46.9 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, O'Connor Catholic College scores 56.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 229th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Armidale area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1020
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-6 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 O'Connor Catholic College's 511 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at O'Connor Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near O'Connor Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
The Armidale School
Armidale · Independent combined · K-12
625 students · ICSEA 1097 · 1.1 km away
Ben Venue Public School
Armidale · Government primary · K-6
509 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.2 km away
Newling Public School
Armidale · Government primary · K-6
165 students · ICSEA 802 · 1.2 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Armidale · Catholic primary · K-6
327 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.6 km away
Armidale City Public School
Armidale · Government primary · K-6
349 students · ICSEA 963 · 1.7 km away
Minimbah Primary School
Armidale · Independent primary · K-6
47 students · ICSEA 697 · 2.0 km away
PLC Armidale
Armidale · Independent combined · K-12
226 students · ICSEA 1077 · 2.0 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Armidale
Armidale · Independent combined · 3-12
35 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.5 km away
Armidale Secondary College
Armidale · Government high school · 7-12
1,029 students · ICSEA 928 · 2.7 km away
Drummond Memorial Public School
Armidale · Government primary · K-10
233 students · ICSEA 827 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Medowie · Catholic high school · 7-12
884 students · ICSEA 1019
St Francis De Sales Regional College
Leeton · Catholic high school · 7-12
666 students · ICSEA 1018
All Saints College
Maitland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1023
St Joseph's Regional College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,026 students · ICSEA 1017
Penola Catholic College Emu Plains
Emu Plains · Catholic high school · 7-12
709 students · ICSEA 1024
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,014 students · ICSEA 1016
Frequently asked questions
Is O'Connor Catholic College a public or private school?
O'Connor Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does O'Connor Catholic College offer?
O'Connor Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend O'Connor Catholic College?
In 2025, O'Connor Catholic College had 511 enrolled students (239 girls, 272 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of O'Connor Catholic College?
O'Connor Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1020. 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 O'Connor Catholic College rank in NSW?
O'Connor Catholic College ranks 229th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (56.6/100), and 589th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at O'Connor Catholic College?
O'Connor Catholic College has about 10.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at O'Connor Catholic College?
In 2025, O'Connor Catholic College had 108 students in Year 7 and 59 in Year 12.
Is O'Connor Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. O'Connor Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near O'Connor Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of O'Connor 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 O'Connor Catholic College?
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