St Joseph's Catholic High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Albion Park, New South Wales 2527 · Shellharbour LGA
About St Joseph's Catholic High School
St Joseph's Catholic High School is a catholic high school located in Albion Park, New South Wales (2527), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 736 students (366 girls and 370 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Catholic High School has an ICSEA value of 1029, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 73 teachers (61.6 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic High School scores 62.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 182nd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 6 in the Shellharbour area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1029
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+8% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 High School's 736 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Albion Park · Catholic primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 1037 · 148 m away
Albion Park Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
516 students · ICSEA 972 · 682 m away
Albion Park High School
Albion Park · Government high school · 7-12
900 students · ICSEA 964 · 794 m away
Tullimbar Public School
Tullimbar · Government primary · K-6
483 students · ICSEA 1005 · 1.3 km away
Calderwood Christian School
Albion Park · Independent combined · K-12
504 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.0 km away
Mount Terry Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
635 students · ICSEA 982 · 2.4 km away
Albion Park Rail Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 894 · 3.1 km away
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Oak Flats · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,126 students · ICSEA 1045 · 4.7 km away
Oak Flats Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · P-6
416 students · ICSEA 959 · 4.9 km away
Balarang Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 974 · 6.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Nowra · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 1028
Kildare Catholic College
Wagga Wagga · Catholic high school · 7-12
972 students · ICSEA 1028
St Bede's Catholic College
Chisholm · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1030
McAuley Catholic College
Clarenza · Catholic high school · 7-12
602 students · ICSEA 1031
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
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic High School a public or private school?
St Joseph's 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 Joseph's Catholic High School offer?
St Joseph's Catholic High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic High School?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic High School had 736 enrolled students (366 girls, 370 boys), a change of 8% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic High School?
St Joseph's Catholic High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1029. 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 Joseph's Catholic High School rank in NSW?
St Joseph's Catholic High School ranks 182nd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (62.5/100), and 453rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Catholic High School?
St Joseph's Catholic High School has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Joseph's Catholic High School?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic High School had 157 students in Year 7 and 67 in Year 12.
Is St Joseph's Catholic High School co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Catholic High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's 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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