St Patrick's Marist College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dundas, New South Wales 2117 · Parramatta LGA
About St Patrick's Marist College
St Patrick's Marist College is a catholic high school located in Dundas, New South Wales (2117), within the Parramatta local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,070 students (504 girls and 566 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Patrick's Marist College has an ICSEA value of 1089, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 80 teachers (73.5 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's Marist College scores 70.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 110th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (7th of 14 in the Parramatta area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1089
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+15 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 Marist College's 1,070 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's Marist College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's Marist College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Telopea Public School
Telopea · Government primary · K-6
139 students · ICSEA 991 · 698 m away
Dundas Public School
Dundas · Government primary · K-6
312 students · ICSEA 1070 · 982 m away
Ermington West Public School
Ermington · Government primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.1 km away
St Mary's Primary School
Rydalmere · Catholic primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1079 · 1.2 km away
Rydalmere Public School
Rydalmere · Government primary · P-6
151 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.3 km away
Yates Avenue Public School
Dundas Valley · Government primary · P-6
155 students · ICSEA 1040 · 1.3 km away
St Bernadette's Primary School
Dundas Valley · Catholic primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.4 km away
Rydalmere East Public School
Ermington · Government primary · P-6
104 students · ICSEA 1007 · 1.9 km away
Cumberland High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,173 students · ICSEA 1060 · 2.2 km away
Ermington Public School
West Ryde · Government primary · K-6
472 students · ICSEA 1117 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
St Columba's Catholic College
Springwood · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,112 students · ICSEA 1088
Trinity Catholic College
Adamstown · Catholic high school · 7-11
849 students · ICSEA 1090
Marist Catholic College Penshurst
Mortdale · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,343 students · ICSEA 1090
St Luke's Catholic College (Secondary)
Marsden Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1088
Catherine McAuley Westmead
Westmead · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,210 students · ICSEA 1087
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's Marist College a public or private school?
St Patrick's Marist College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Patrick's Marist College offer?
St Patrick's Marist College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's Marist College?
In 2025, St Patrick's Marist College had 1,070 enrolled students (504 girls, 566 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's Marist College?
St Patrick's Marist College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1089. 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 Marist College rank in NSW?
St Patrick's Marist College ranks 110th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.3/100), and 284th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's Marist College?
St Patrick's Marist College 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 Patrick's Marist College?
In 2025, St Patrick's Marist College had 186 students in Year 7 and 151 in Year 12.
Is St Patrick's Marist College co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's Marist College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's Marist College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick's Marist 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 Patrick's Marist College?
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