St Patrick's College Sutherland
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sutherland, New South Wales 2232 · Sutherland LGA
About St Patrick's College Sutherland
St Patrick's College Sutherland is a catholic high school located in Sutherland, New South Wales (2232), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,227 students (623 girls and 604 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Patrick's College Sutherland has an ICSEA value of 1093, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 97 teachers (89.7 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's College Sutherland scores 68.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 129th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (8th of 18 in the Sutherland area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1093
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Patrick's College Sutherland's 1,227 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's College Sutherland have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's College Sutherland
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sutherland Public School
Sutherland · Government primary · K-6
344 students · ICSEA 1101 · 105 m away
Minerva School
Sutherland · Government special · U
47 students · ICSEA 1039 · 117 m away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Sutherland · Catholic primary · K-6
603 students · ICSEA 1106 · 294 m away
Cook School
Loftus · Government special · U
66 students · ICSEA 956 · 1.1 km away
Sutherland North Public School
Sutherland · Government primary · K-6
225 students · ICSEA 1073 · 1.1 km away
Kirrawee Public School
Kirrawee · Government primary · K-6
326 students · ICSEA 1050 · 1.7 km away
Kirrawee High School
Kirrawee · Government high school · 7-12
1,185 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.7 km away
Loftus Public School
Loftus · Government primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.7 km away
Jannali Public School
Jannali · Government primary · K-6
139 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.8 km away
Woronora River Public School
Woronora · Government primary · K-6
70 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Paul's Catholic College
Manly · Catholic high school · 7-12
468 students · ICSEA 1091
St Ursula's College
Kingsgrove · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,110 students · ICSEA 1095
Domremy Catholic College
Five Dock · Catholic high school · 7-12
858 students · ICSEA 1091
St Francis Xavier's College
Hamilton · Catholic high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1096
Gilroy Catholic College
Castle Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,307 students · ICSEA 1096
Trinity Catholic College
Adamstown · Catholic high school · 7-11
849 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's College Sutherland a public or private school?
St Patrick's College Sutherland is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Patrick's College Sutherland offer?
St Patrick's College Sutherland offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's College Sutherland?
In 2025, St Patrick's College Sutherland had 1,227 enrolled students (623 girls, 604 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's College Sutherland?
St Patrick's College Sutherland has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1093. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Patrick's College Sutherland rank in NSW?
St Patrick's College Sutherland ranks 129th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (68.3/100), and 320th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's College Sutherland?
St Patrick's College Sutherland has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Patrick's College Sutherland?
In 2025, St Patrick's College Sutherland had 201 students in Year 7 and 199 in Year 12.
Is St Patrick's College Sutherland co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's College Sutherland is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's College Sutherland?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick's College Sutherland 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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