St Anthony of Padua Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Austral, New South Wales 2179 · Liverpool LGA
#228 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#743 of 1,259 nationally
About St Anthony of Padua Catholic College
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Austral, New South Wales (2179), within the Liverpool local government area. It caters for students from K to 11 and in 2025 enrolled 1,539 students (785 girls and 754 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1037, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 63rd percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 112 teachers (101.2 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 387% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Anthony of Padua Catholic College scores 45.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 228th of 314 combined schools in NSW (10th of 13 in the Liverpool area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1037
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+387% enrolments since 2020 (area median +14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-22 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 St Anthony of Padua Catholic College's 1,539 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Anthony of Padua Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Anthony of Padua Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Austral Public School
Austral · Government primary · K-6
846 students · ICSEA 1032 · 558 m away
Unity Grammar College
Austral · Independent combined · K-12
1,428 students · ICSEA 1059 · 1.8 km away
Arrahman College
Austral · Independent primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1084 · 2.1 km away
Al-Faisal College - Liverpool
Austral · Independent combined · K-12
1,573 students · ICSEA 1097 · 2.3 km away
Clancy Catholic College
West Hoxton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,211 students · ICSEA 1054 · 2.4 km away
Greenway Park Public School
Carnes Hill · Government primary · K-6
620 students · ICSEA 1011 · 2.7 km away
Thomas Hassall Anglican College
Middleton Grange · Independent combined · K-12
1,721 students · ICSEA 1083 · 3.0 km away
Leppington Public School
Leppington · Government primary · K-6
507 students · ICSEA 1032 · 3.3 km away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Carnes Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
669 students · ICSEA 1059 · 3.3 km away
John Edmondson High School
Horningsea Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,084 students · ICSEA 982 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Parish School
Cooma · Catholic combined · K-10
457 students · ICSEA 1037
All Saints Catholic College
Liverpool · Catholic combined · K-12
2,138 students · ICSEA 1038
Lumen Christi Catholic College
Pambula Beach · Catholic combined · K-12
692 students · ICSEA 1040
MacKillop Catholic College
Woongarrah · Catholic combined · K-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1042
St Vincent's College Ashfield
Ashfield · Catholic combined · K-12
1,092 students · ICSEA 1043
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
Mudgee · Catholic combined · K-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is St Anthony of Padua Catholic College a public or private school?
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Anthony of Padua Catholic College offer?
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College offers K to 11. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Anthony of Padua Catholic College?
In 2025, St Anthony of Padua Catholic College had 1,539 enrolled students (785 girls, 754 boys), a change of 387% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Anthony of Padua Catholic College?
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1037. 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 St Anthony of Padua Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College ranks 228th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (45.8/100), and 743rd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Anthony of Padua Catholic College?
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College has about 15.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Anthony of Padua Catholic College?
In 2025, St Anthony of Padua Catholic College had 206 students in Year 7.
Is St Anthony of Padua Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Anthony of Padua Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Anthony of Padua Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Anthony of Padua 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.
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