Shellharbour Anglican College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dunmore, New South Wales 2529 · Shellharbour LGA
#123 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#392 of 1,259 nationally
About Shellharbour Anglican College
Shellharbour Anglican College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Dunmore, New South Wales (2529), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 981 students (494 girls and 487 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
Shellharbour Anglican College has an ICSEA value of 1099, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 42% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 74 teachers (67.8 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 40% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Shellharbour Anglican College scores 63.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 123rd of 314 combined schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Shellharbour area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1099
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)42% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+40% 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 Shellharbour Anglican College's 981 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Shellharbour Anglican College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Shellharbour Anglican College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Shell Cove Public School
Shell Cove · Government primary · K-6
463 students · ICSEA 1049 · 885 m away
Flinders Public School
Flinders · Government primary · K-6
518 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.3 km away
Illawarra Environmental Education Centre
Dunmore · Government combined
· 1.5 km away
Shellharbour Public School
Shellharbour · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 999 · 2.3 km away
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour · Catholic primary · K-6
405 students · ICSEA 1050 · 2.5 km away
Nazareth Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour City · Catholic primary · K-6
413 students · ICSEA 1052 · 3.0 km away
Warilla High School
Barrack Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,020 students · ICSEA 968 · 3.3 km away
Minnamurra Public School
Minnamurra · Government primary · K-6
464 students · ICSEA 1068 · 3.5 km away
Barrack Heights Public School
Barrack Heights · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 873 · 3.9 km away
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Oak Flats · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,126 students · ICSEA 1045 · 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Wycliffe Christian School
Warrimoo · Independent combined · K-12
586 students · ICSEA 1100
Al-Faisal College - Campbelltown
Minto · Independent combined · K-10
793 students · ICSEA 1100
Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner School
Byron Bay · Independent combined · K-12
382 students · ICSEA 1097
The Armidale School
Armidale · Independent combined · K-12
625 students · ICSEA 1097
Penrith Anglican College
Orchard Hills · Independent combined · K-12
1,214 students · ICSEA 1101
Australian Christian College - Marsden Park
Riverstone · Independent combined · K-12
2,523 students · ICSEA 1101
Frequently asked questions
Is Shellharbour Anglican College a public or private school?
Shellharbour Anglican College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does Shellharbour Anglican College offer?
Shellharbour Anglican College offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Shellharbour Anglican College?
In 2025, Shellharbour Anglican College had 981 enrolled students (494 girls, 487 boys), a change of 40% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Shellharbour Anglican College?
Shellharbour Anglican College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1099. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Shellharbour Anglican College rank in NSW?
Shellharbour Anglican College ranks 123rd of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (63.9/100), and 392nd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Shellharbour Anglican College?
Shellharbour Anglican College has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Shellharbour Anglican College?
In 2025, Shellharbour Anglican College had 128 students in Year 7 and 68 in Year 12.
Is Shellharbour Anglican College co-ed?
Yes. Shellharbour Anglican College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Shellharbour Anglican College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Shellharbour Anglican 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 Shellharbour Anglican College?
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