St Joseph's Regional College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444 · Port Macquarie-Hastings LGA
About St Joseph's Regional College
St Joseph's Regional College is a catholic high school located in Port Macquarie, New South Wales (2444), within the Port Macquarie-Hastings local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,026 students (556 girls and 470 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Regional College has an ICSEA value of 1017, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 94 teachers (86.7 full-time equivalent) and 47 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Regional College scores 58.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 221st of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 7 in the Port Macquarie-Hastings area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1017
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Regional College's 1,026 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Regional College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Regional College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
The Nature School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-9
171 students · ICSEA 1054 · 4.5 km away
St Columba Anglican School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-12
1,221 students · ICSEA 1116 · 4.6 km away
Newman Senior Technical College
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 11-12
327 students · ICSEA 996 · 5.0 km away
Heritage Christian School
Port Macquarie · Independent combined · K-12
345 students · ICSEA 1032 · 5.4 km away
St Peter's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
534 students · ICSEA 1075 · 5.8 km away
Nautilus Senior College
Port Macquarie · Independent special · 7-10
113 students · ICSEA 833 · 6.1 km away
Westport Public School
Port Macquarie · Government primary · K-6
365 students · ICSEA 888 · 6.2 km away
MacKillop College Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,107 students · ICSEA 1068 · 6.3 km away
Hastings Secondary College, Westport Campus
Port Macquarie · Government high school · 5-12
612 students · ICSEA 919 · 6.5 km away
St Agnes' Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
553 students · ICSEA 1029 · 6.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,014 students · ICSEA 1016
Trinity Catholic College
Auburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,313 students · ICSEA 1016
St Francis De Sales Regional College
Leeton · Catholic high school · 7-12
666 students · ICSEA 1018
Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Medowie · Catholic high school · 7-12
884 students · ICSEA 1019
O'Connor Catholic College
Armidale · Catholic high school · 7-12
511 students · ICSEA 1020
CathWest Innovation College
Mount Druitt · Catholic high school · 10-12
385 students · ICSEA 1013
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Regional College a public or private school?
St Joseph's Regional 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 Regional College offer?
St Joseph's Regional College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Regional College?
In 2025, St Joseph's Regional College had 1,026 enrolled students (556 girls, 470 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Regional College?
St Joseph's Regional College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1017. 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 Regional College rank in NSW?
St Joseph's Regional College ranks 221st of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (58.1/100), and 559th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Regional College?
St Joseph's Regional College has about 11.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Joseph's Regional College?
In 2025, St Joseph's Regional College had 222 students in Year 7 and 95 in Year 12.
Is St Joseph's Regional College co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Regional College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Regional College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's Regional 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 Regional College?
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