St Bede's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Chisholm, New South Wales 2322 · Maitland LGA
About St Bede's Catholic College
St Bede's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Chisholm, New South Wales (2322), within the Maitland local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 910 students (489 girls and 421 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Bede's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1030, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 88 teachers (79.8 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 154% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Bede's Catholic College scores 70.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 106th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 8 in the Maitland area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1030
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+154% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+20 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 Bede's Catholic College's 910 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Bede's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Bede's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Chisholm · Catholic primary · K-6
614 students · ICSEA 1064 · 178 m away
Metford Public School
Metford · Government primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 887 · 2.4 km away
Hunter River Community School
Metford · Government special · U
70 students · ICSEA 958 · 2.4 km away
Maitland Christian School
Metford · Independent combined · K-12
832 students · ICSEA 1047 · 2.8 km away
Arise Christian College
Metford · Independent special · U
61 students · ICSEA 971 · 2.8 km away
Thornton Public School
Thornton · Government primary · K-6
826 students · ICSEA 974 · 2.9 km away
Tenambit Public School
Tenambit · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 893 · 3.0 km away
Morpeth Public School
Morpeth · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1023 · 3.1 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland
East Maitland · Independent combined · 3-12
108 students · ICSEA 975 · 3.3 km away
Aspect Hunter School
Thornton · Independent special · U
290 students · ICSEA 1008 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Albion Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1029
McAuley Catholic College
Clarenza · Catholic high school · 7-12
602 students · ICSEA 1031
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Nowra · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 1028
Kildare Catholic College
Wagga Wagga · Catholic high school · 7-12
972 students · ICSEA 1028
MacKillop College Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
691 students · ICSEA 1027
St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul · Catholic high school · 7-12
636 students · ICSEA 1026
Frequently asked questions
Is St Bede's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Bede's Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Bede's Catholic College offer?
St Bede's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Bede's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Bede's Catholic College had 910 enrolled students (489 girls, 421 boys), a change of 154% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Bede's Catholic College?
St Bede's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1030. 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 Bede's Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Bede's Catholic College ranks 106th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.5/100), and 278th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Bede's Catholic College?
St Bede's Catholic College has about 11.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Bede's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Bede's Catholic College had 179 students in Year 7 and 78 in Year 12.
Is St Bede's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Bede's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Bede's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Bede's 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 St Bede's Catholic College?
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