St Columba's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Springwood, New South Wales 2777 · Blue Mountains LGA
About St Columba's Catholic College
St Columba's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Springwood, New South Wales (2777), within the Blue Mountains local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,112 students (554 girls and 558 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Columba's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1088, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 36% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 89 teachers (85.3 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Columba's Catholic College scores 72.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 85th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Blue Mountains area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1088
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)36% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Columba's Catholic College's 1,112 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Columba's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Columba's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Thomas Aquinas Primary School
Springwood · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1095 · 934 m away
Ellison Public School
Springwood · Government primary · K-6
283 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.9 km away
Winmalee Public School
Winmalee · Government primary · K-6
359 students · ICSEA 1043 · 2.2 km away
Winmalee High School
Winmalee · Government high school · 7-12
698 students · ICSEA 1040 · 2.6 km away
Springwood High School
Springwood · Government high school · 7-12
566 students · ICSEA 1027 · 3.7 km away
Springwood Public School
Springwood · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1059 · 3.7 km away
Faulconbridge Public School
Faulconbridge · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1063 · 4.4 km away
Wycliffe Hope School
Warrimoo · Independent special · U
39 students · ICSEA 1037 · 5.8 km away
Wycliffe Christian School
Warrimoo · Independent combined · K-12
586 students · ICSEA 1100 · 5.9 km away
Warrimoo Public School
Warrimoo · Government primary · K-6
146 students · ICSEA 1052 · 6.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Marsden Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1088
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
Catherine McAuley Westmead
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,210 students · ICSEA 1087
St Patrick's Marist College
Dundas · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,070 students · ICSEA 1089
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086
Trinity Catholic College
Adamstown · Catholic high school · 7-11
849 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is St Columba's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Columba'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 Columba's Catholic College offer?
St Columba's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Columba's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Columba's Catholic College had 1,112 enrolled students (554 girls, 558 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Columba's Catholic College?
St Columba's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1088. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Columba's Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Columba's Catholic College ranks 85th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (72.1/100), and 234th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Columba's Catholic College?
St Columba's Catholic College has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Columba's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Columba's Catholic College had 209 students in Year 7 and 166 in Year 12.
Is St Columba's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Columba's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Columba's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Columba'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.
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