St Joseph's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025East Gosford, New South Wales 2250 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
About St Joseph's Catholic College
St Joseph's Catholic College is a catholic girls' high school located in East Gosford, New South Wales (2250), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 802 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1075, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 78 teachers (68.7 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic College scores 74.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 65th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 21 in the Central Coast (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1075
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 Joseph's Catholic College's 802 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College
East Gosford · Independent high school · 7-12
971 students · ICSEA 1068 · 173 m away
Gosford East Public School
East Gosford · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1017 · 202 m away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
East Gosford · Catholic primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1090 · 429 m away
Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre
Gosford · Government combined
· 977 m away
ET Australia Secondary College
Gosford · Independent special · 7-12
280 students · ICSEA 976 · 1.3 km away
Point Clare Public School
Point Clare · Government primary · K-6
479 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.9 km away
Henry Kendall High School
Gosford · Government high school · 7-12
789 students · ICSEA 1030 · 2.0 km away
Gosford Public School
West Gosford · Government primary · K-6
545 students · ICSEA 1049 · 2.1 km away
Chertsey Primary School
Springfield · Government primary · K-6
125 students · ICSEA 935 · 2.2 km away
North Gosford Learning Centre
North Gosford · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 905 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John Paul II Catholic College
Schofields · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,159 students · ICSEA 1074
Marist College Kogarah
Bexley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,045 students · ICSEA 1076
Marian Catholic College
Kenthurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,035 students · ICSEA 1073
De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah
Caringbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 1078
Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary)
Gables · Catholic high school · 7-12
999 students · ICSEA 1078
Mount St Patrick College
Murwillumbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
823 students · ICSEA 1071
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Joseph'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 Joseph's Catholic College offer?
St Joseph's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic College had 802 enrolled students (802 girls, 0 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic College?
St Joseph's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1075. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Joseph's Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Joseph's Catholic College ranks 65th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (74.4/100), and 181st of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Catholic College?
St Joseph's Catholic College has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Joseph's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic College had 158 students in Year 7 and 121 in Year 12.
Is St Joseph's Catholic College co-ed?
No. St Joseph's Catholic College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph'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 Joseph's Catholic College?
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