St Joseph's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hunters Hill, New South Wales 2110 · Hunters Hill LGA
About St Joseph's College
St Joseph's College is an independent boys' high school located in Hunters Hill, New South Wales (2110), within the Hunters Hill local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,100 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's College has an ICSEA value of 1130, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 91st percentile of Australian schools. 55% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 109 teachers (98.2 full-time equivalent) and 125 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.2 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's College scores 86.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 4th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 4 in the Hunters Hill area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1130
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)55% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+14 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 1,100 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.
Villa Maria Catholic Primary School
Hunters Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
360 students · ICSEA 1166 · 74 m away
Hunters Hill High School
Hunters Hill · Government high school · 7-12
790 students · ICSEA 1104 · 915 m away
Boronia Park Public School
Hunters Hill · Government primary · K-6
409 students · ICSEA 1145 · 1.0 km away
Riverside Girls High School
Gladesville · Government high school · 7-12
665 students · ICSEA 1114 · 1.1 km away
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Gladesville · Catholic primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 1132 · 1.2 km away
Hunters Hill Public School
Hunters Hill · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1149 · 1.2 km away
Gladesville Public School
Gladesville · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1129 · 1.3 km away
Giant Steps Sydney
Gladesville · Independent special · U
113 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.3 km away
Saint Ignatius' College
Lane Cove · Independent combined · 5-12
1,613 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.6 km away
Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre
East Ryde · Government combined
· 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Rosebank College
Five Dock · Independent high school · 7-12
1,472 students · ICSEA 1125
Stella Maris College
Manly · Independent high school · 7-12
1,006 students · ICSEA 1135
Oakhill College
Castle Hill · Independent high school · 7-12
2,242 students · ICSEA 1124
Frensham School
Mittagong · Independent high school · 7-12
345 students · ICSEA 1137
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Glebe · Independent high school · 7-12
1,044 students · ICSEA 1138
Sydney Science College
Epping · Independent high school · 11-12
20 students · ICSEA 1140
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's College a public or private school?
St Joseph's College is a Independent 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 1,100 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,100 boys), a change of 1% 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 1130. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high 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 4th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (86.5/100), and 7th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's College?
St Joseph's College has about 11.2 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 168 students in Year 7 and 198 in Year 12.
Is St Joseph's College co-ed?
No. St Joseph's College is a boys' school.
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?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Lane Cove, about 2.7 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.