St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Marsden Park, New South Wales 2765 · Blacktown LGA
About St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) is a catholic high school located in Marsden Park, New South Wales (2765), within the Blacktown local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 940 students (486 girls and 454 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) has an ICSEA value of 1088, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 35% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 68 teachers (60.4 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 300% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) scores 75.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 53rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (2nd of 28 in the Blacktown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1088
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)35% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+300% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+25 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 Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)'s 940 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Luke's Catholic College (Primary)
Marsden Park · Catholic primary · K-6
827 students · ICSEA 1106 · 95 m away
St Luke's Arrunga
Marsden Park · Catholic special · U
40 students · ICSEA 1046 · 145 m away
Northbourne Public School
Marsden Park · Government primary · K-6
1,711 students · ICSEA 1095 · 966 m away
Marsden Park Public School
Marsden Park · Government primary · K-6
242 students · ICSEA 1060 · 1.4 km away
Melonba Public School
Melonba · Government primary · K-6
776 students · ICSEA 1098 · 1.5 km away
Melonba High School
Melonba · Government high school · 7-12
704 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.6 km away
Marsden Park Anglican College
Marsden Park · Independent combined · K-8
733 students · ICSEA 1109 · 2.7 km away
Australian Christian College - Marsden Park
Riverstone · Independent combined · K-12
2,523 students · ICSEA 1101 · 2.8 km away
Shalvey Public School
Shalvey · Government primary · K-6
258 students · ICSEA 837 · 3.3 km away
Willmot Public School
Willmot · Government primary · K-6
162 students · ICSEA 817 · 3.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
Catherine McAuley Westmead
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,210 students · ICSEA 1087
St Patrick's Marist College
Dundas · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,070 students · ICSEA 1089
Parramatta Marist High School
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1086
Trinity Catholic College
Adamstown · Catholic high school · 7-11
849 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) a public or private school?
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) offer?
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)?
In 2025, St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) had 940 enrolled students (486 girls, 454 boys), a change of 300% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)?
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1088. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) rank in NSW?
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) ranks 53rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (75.7/100), and 150th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)?
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) has about 15.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)?
In 2025, St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) had 176 students in Year 7 and 105 in Year 12.
Is St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) co-ed?
Yes. St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary) 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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