St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Nowra, New South Wales 2541 · Shoalhaven LGA
About St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School is a catholic high school located in Nowra, New South Wales (2541), within the Shoalhaven local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 935 students (468 girls and 467 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School has an ICSEA value of 1028, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 87 teachers (77.2 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St John the Evangelist Catholic High School scores 59.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 206th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 6 in the Shoalhaven area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1028
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 John the Evangelist Catholic High School's 935 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St John the Evangelist Catholic High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Shoalhaven High School
Nowra · Government high school · 7-12
610 students · ICSEA 862 · 491 m away
Nowra Christian School
Nowra · Independent combined · K-12
572 students · ICSEA 1033 · 1.3 km away
Nowra East Public School
Nowra East · Government primary · P-6
420 students · ICSEA 784 · 1.6 km away
Nowra Public School
Nowra · Government primary · K-6
517 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.0 km away
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Nowra · Catholic primary · K-6
537 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.7 km away
Nowra High School
Nowra · Government high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 944 · 2.9 km away
Terara Public School
Terara · Government primary · K-6
96 students · ICSEA 1009 · 4.1 km away
Shoalhaven River College
Bomaderry · Independent special · 9-12
48 students · ICSEA 931 · 4.3 km away
Illaroo Road Public School
North Nowra · Government primary · K-6
451 students · ICSEA 992 · 4.4 km away
Nowra Anglican College
Bomaderry · Independent combined · K-12
1,152 students · ICSEA 1094 · 4.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Kildare Catholic College
Wagga Wagga · Catholic high school · 7-12
972 students · ICSEA 1028
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Albion Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1029
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
St Bede's Catholic College
Chisholm · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1030
Trinity Catholic College Goulburn
Goulburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is St John the Evangelist Catholic High School a public or private school?
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St John the Evangelist Catholic High School offer?
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St John the Evangelist Catholic High School?
In 2025, St John the Evangelist Catholic High School had 935 enrolled students (468 girls, 467 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St John the Evangelist Catholic High School?
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1028. 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 John the Evangelist Catholic High School rank in NSW?
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School ranks 206th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (59.9/100), and 517th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St John the Evangelist Catholic High School?
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School has about 12.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St John the Evangelist Catholic High School?
In 2025, St John the Evangelist Catholic High School had 178 students in Year 7 and 109 in Year 12.
Is St John the Evangelist Catholic High School co-ed?
Yes. St John the Evangelist Catholic High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St John the Evangelist Catholic High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St John the Evangelist Catholic 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.
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