Parramatta Marist High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Westmead, New South Wales 2145 · Parramatta LGA
About Parramatta Marist High School
Parramatta Marist High School is a catholic boys' high school located in Westmead, New South Wales (2145), within the Parramatta local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,043 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Parramatta Marist High School has an ICSEA value of 1086, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 80th percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 85 teachers (76.0 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Parramatta Marist High School scores 66.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 149th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (11th of 14 in the Parramatta area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1086
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Parramatta Marist High School's 1,043 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Parramatta Marist High School have changed over the past decade.
Free academic assessment
Is your child on track at Parramatta Marist High School?
Rankings tell you about a school community. A free Success Tutoring assessment tells you about your child: exactly where they are in English and Maths, where the gaps are, and a plan to close them. Small-group, Australian-curriculum tutoring with no lock-in contracts.
- Personalised learning plan mapped to the Australian Curriculum
- English & Maths from Kindergarten to Year 12
- Flexible memberships, no lock-in contracts
- Your nearest centre: Success Tutoring Wentworthville
Schools near Parramatta Marist High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Catherine McAuley Westmead
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,210 students · ICSEA 1087 · 136 m away
Mother Teresa Primary School
Westmead · Catholic primary · K-6
389 students · ICSEA 1121 · 320 m away
Westmead Public School
Westmead · Government primary · K-6
717 students · ICSEA 1117 · 497 m away
Redbank School
Westmead · Government special · U
46 students · ICSEA 1001 · 583 m away
Palm Avenue School
Westmead · Government special
· 600 m away
The Childrens Hospital School
Westmead · Government special
· 710 m away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Westmead · Catholic primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 1106 · 887 m away
Toongabbie East Public School
Wentworthville · Government primary · K-6
107 students · ICSEA 898 · 1.1 km away
Westmead Christian Grammar School
Westmead · Independent primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.3 km away
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Wentworthville · Catholic primary · K-6
392 students · ICSEA 1089 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic College Burraneer
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
421 students · ICSEA 1086
Catherine McAuley Westmead
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,210 students · ICSEA 1087
Mater Maria Catholic College
Warriewood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,098 students · ICSEA 1085
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Marsden Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1088
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
Frequently asked questions
Is Parramatta Marist High School a public or private school?
Parramatta Marist High School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Parramatta Marist High School offer?
Parramatta Marist High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Parramatta Marist High School?
In 2025, Parramatta Marist High School had 1,043 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,043 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Parramatta Marist High School?
Parramatta Marist High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1086. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Parramatta Marist High School rank in NSW?
Parramatta Marist High School ranks 149th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (66.7/100), and 366th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Parramatta Marist High School?
Parramatta Marist High School has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Parramatta Marist High School?
In 2025, Parramatta Marist High School had 180 students in Year 7 and 159 in Year 12.
Is Parramatta Marist High School co-ed?
No. Parramatta Marist High School is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Parramatta Marist High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Parramatta Marist High School 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 Parramatta Marist High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Wentworthville, about 1.7 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.