St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mudgee, New South Wales 2850 · Mid-Western LGA
#238 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#816 of 1,259 nationally
About St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Mudgee, New South Wales (2850), within the Mid-Western local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,122 students (576 girls and 546 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee has an ICSEA value of 1022, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 93 teachers (77.1 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee scores 42.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 238th of 314 combined schools in NSW.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1022
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+15% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-17 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 Matthews Catholic School Mudgee's 1,122 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee a public or private school?
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee offer?
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee?
In 2025, St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee had 1,122 enrolled students (576 girls, 546 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee?
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1022. 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 Matthews Catholic School Mudgee rank in NSW?
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee ranks 238th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (42.4/100), and 816th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee?
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee has about 14.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee?
In 2025, St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee had 104 students in Year 7 and 60 in Year 12.
Is St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee co-ed?
Yes. St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee 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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