St Paul's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Booragul, New South Wales 2284 · Lake Macquarie LGA
About St Paul's Catholic College
St Paul's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Booragul, New South Wales (2284), within the Lake Macquarie local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 636 students (340 girls and 296 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Paul's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1026, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 73 teachers (64.5 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Paul's Catholic College scores 58.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 217th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 13 in the Lake Macquarie area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1026
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-25% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- 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 Paul's Catholic College's 636 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Paul's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Paul's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Five Islands School
Booragul · Government special · U
51 students · ICSEA 890 · 463 m away
Booragul Public School
Booragul · Government primary · K-6
206 students · ICSEA 931 · 486 m away
Lake Macquarie High School
Booragul · Government high school · 7-12
435 students · ICSEA 925 · 633 m away
Teralba Public School
Teralba · Government primary · K-6
111 students · ICSEA 959 · 1.5 km away
Fennell Bay Public School
Fennell Bay · Government primary · K-6
159 students · ICSEA 889 · 1.8 km away
Speers Point Public School
Speers Point · Government primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.4 km away
Fassifern Public School
Fassifern · Government primary · K-6
59 students · ICSEA 947 · 2.4 km away
Charlton Christian College
Fassifern · Independent combined · K-12
831 students · ICSEA 1063 · 2.7 km away
Boolaroo Public School
Boolaroo · Government primary · K-6
99 students · ICSEA 981 · 3.1 km away
Biddabah Public School
Warners Bay · Government primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1065 · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Trinity Catholic College Goulburn
Goulburn · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1025
Xavier College
Llandilo · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,185 students · ICSEA 1025
MacKillop College Bathurst
Bathurst · Catholic high school · 7-12
691 students · ICSEA 1027
Penola Catholic College Emu Plains
Emu Plains · Catholic high school · 7-12
709 students · ICSEA 1024
St John the Evangelist Catholic High School
Nowra · Catholic high school · 7-12
935 students · ICSEA 1028
Kildare Catholic College
Wagga Wagga · Catholic high school · 7-12
972 students · ICSEA 1028
Frequently asked questions
Is St Paul's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Paul's Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Paul's Catholic College offer?
St Paul's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Paul's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic College had 636 enrolled students (340 girls, 296 boys), a change of -25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Paul's Catholic College?
St Paul's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1026. 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 Paul's Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Paul's Catholic College ranks 217th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (58.8/100), and 546th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Paul's Catholic College?
St Paul's Catholic College has about 9.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Paul's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic College had 118 students in Year 7 and 74 in Year 12.
Is St Paul's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Paul's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Paul's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Paul's Catholic 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 Paul's Catholic College?
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