St Clare's High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Taree, New South Wales 2430 · Mid-Coast LGA
About St Clare's High School
St Clare's High School is a catholic high school located in Taree, New South Wales (2430), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 630 students (302 girls and 328 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Clare's High School has an ICSEA value of 1012, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 52nd percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 27% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 68 teachers (59.3 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Clare's High School scores 59.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 210th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 8 in the Mid-Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1012
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 High School's 630 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Clare's High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Clare's High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Chatham High School
Taree · Government high school · 7-12
493 students · ICSEA 814 · 192 m away
Chatham Public School
Taree · Government primary · K-6
222 students · ICSEA 837 · 400 m away
Manning Gardens Public School
Taree · Government primary · P-6
207 students · ICSEA 724 · 1.9 km away
Taree High School
Taree · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 918 · 2.1 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Taree · Catholic primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.1 km away
Taree Public School
Taree · Government primary · K-6
83 students · ICSEA 795 · 2.2 km away
Taree West Public School
Taree · Government primary · K-6
409 students · ICSEA 910 · 3.5 km away
Cundletown Public School
Cundletown · Government primary · K-6
265 students · ICSEA 923 · 4.0 km away
Manning Valley Anglican College
Cundletown · Independent combined · K-12
758 students · ICSEA 1005 · 4.2 km away
MidCoast Christian College
Taree · Independent combined · K-12
787 students · ICSEA 1015 · 5.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Hennessy Catholic College
Young · Catholic high school · 7-12
426 students · ICSEA 1012
Marian Catholic College
Griffith · Catholic high school · 7-12
701 students · ICSEA 1012
CathWest Innovation College
Mount Druitt · Catholic high school · 10-12
385 students · ICSEA 1013
La Salle Catholic College
Bankstown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,057 students · ICSEA 1011
James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange
Orange · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,030 students · ICSEA 1010
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,014 students · ICSEA 1016
Frequently asked questions
Is St Clare's High School a public or private school?
St Clare's High School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Clare's High School offer?
St Clare's High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Clare's High School?
In 2025, St Clare's High School had 630 enrolled students (302 girls, 328 boys), a change of 11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Clare's High School?
St Clare's High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1012. 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 Clare's High School rank in NSW?
St Clare's High School ranks 210th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (59.4/100), and 531st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Clare's High School?
St Clare's High School has about 10.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Clare's High School?
In 2025, St Clare's High School had 118 students in Year 7 and 67 in Year 12.
Is St Clare's High School co-ed?
Yes. St Clare's High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Clare's High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Clare's 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 St Clare's High School?
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