St Clare's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Waverley, New South Wales 2024 · Waverley LGA
About St Clare's College
St Clare's College is a catholic girls' high school located in Waverley, New South Wales (2024), within the Waverley local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 773 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Clare's College has an ICSEA value of 1118, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 89th percentile of Australian schools. 46% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 60 teachers (55.8 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 30% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Clare's College scores 80.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 19th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Waverley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1118
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)46% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+30% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+17 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 Clare's College's 773 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Clare's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Clare's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley
Waverley · Catholic primary · K-6
308 students · ICSEA 1161 · 107 m away
Waverley Public School
Waverley · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 1150 · 223 m away
Waverley College
Waverley · Independent combined · 5-12
1,525 students · ICSEA 1131 · 231 m away
St Catherine's School
Waverley · Independent combined · K-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1156 · 656 m away
Bronte Public School
Bronte · Government primary · K-6
257 students · ICSEA 1176 · 781 m away
Moriah College
Bondi Junction · Independent combined · K-12
1,339 students · ICSEA 1141 · 833 m away
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Woollahra · Catholic primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1164 · 1.0 km away
Reddam House
Woollahra · Independent combined
· ICSEA 1203 · 1.1 km away
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School
Randwick North · Catholic primary · K-6
139 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.1 km away
Clovelly Public School
Waverley · Government primary · K-6
513 students · ICSEA 1161 · 1.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Marist College Eastwood
Eastwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
976 students · ICSEA 1119
Brigidine College Randwick
Randwick · Catholic high school · 7-12
851 students · ICSEA 1114
St Leo's Catholic College
Wahroonga · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1113
Mercy Catholic College
Chatswood · Catholic high school · 7-12
728 students · ICSEA 1134
Marist Sisters' College Woolwich
Woolwich · Catholic high school · 7-12
937 students · ICSEA 1101
Marcellin College
Randwick · Catholic high school · 7-12
964 students · ICSEA 1100
Frequently asked questions
Is St Clare's College a public or private school?
St Clare's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Clare's College offer?
St Clare's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Clare's College?
In 2025, St Clare's College had 773 enrolled students (773 girls, 0 boys), a change of 30% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Clare's College?
St Clare's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1118. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Clare's College rank in NSW?
St Clare's College ranks 19th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (80.3/100), and 66th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Clare's College?
St Clare's College has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Clare's College?
In 2025, St Clare's College had 120 students in Year 7 and 122 in Year 12.
Is St Clare's College co-ed?
No. St Clare's College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Clare's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Clare's 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 Clare's College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Rockdale, about 11 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.