St Joseph's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Banora Point, New South Wales 2486 · Tweed LGA
About St Joseph's College
St Joseph's College is a catholic high school located in Banora Point, New South Wales (2486), within the Tweed local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 838 students (440 girls and 398 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's College has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 90 teachers (82.4 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's College scores 71.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 89th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 7 in the Tweed area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1050
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 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 College's 838 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St James' Primary School
Banora Point · Catholic primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 1068 · 77 m away
Caldera School
Tweed Heads South · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 936 · 354 m away
Centaur Public School
Banora Point · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 975 · 1.2 km away
Banora Point High School
Banora Point · Government high school · 7-12
503 students · ICSEA 965 · 1.2 km away
Banora Point Public School
Banora Point · Government primary · K-6
390 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.5 km away
Tweed Heads South Public School
Tweed Heads South · Government primary · P-6
142 students · ICSEA 882 · 1.7 km away
Tweed River High School
Tweed Heads South · Government high school · 7-12
590 students · ICSEA 940 · 1.7 km away
Pacific Hope Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · U
85 students · ICSEA 1014 · 2.1 km away
Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 781 · 2.1 km away
Pacific Coast Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent combined · K-12
999 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Mater Dei Catholic College
Lake Albert · Catholic high school · 7-12
749 students · ICSEA 1050
Nagle College
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
532 students · ICSEA 1048
Casimir Catholic College
Marrickville · Catholic high school · 7-12
827 students · ICSEA 1052
Caroline Chisholm College
Glenmore Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1054
Clancy Catholic College
West Hoxton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,211 students · ICSEA 1054
St Paul's Catholic College
Greystanes · Catholic high school · 7-12
800 students · ICSEA 1055
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's College a public or private school?
St Joseph's 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 College offer?
St Joseph's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's College?
In 2025, St Joseph's College had 838 enrolled students (440 girls, 398 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's College?
St Joseph's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. 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 College rank in NSW?
St Joseph's College ranks 89th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (71.7/100), and 246th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's College?
St Joseph's College has about 10.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Joseph's College?
In 2025, St Joseph's College had 177 students in Year 7 and 105 in Year 12.
Is St Joseph's College co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's 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 College?
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