St Paul's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Manly, New South Wales 2095 · Northern Beaches LGA
About St Paul's Catholic College
St Paul's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Manly, New South Wales (2095), within the Northern Beaches local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 468 students (85 girls and 383 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Paul's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1091, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 48 teachers (42.2 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Paul's Catholic College scores 81.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 14th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 14 in the Northern Beaches area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1091
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+17% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 468 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.
Manly Village Public School
Manly · Government primary · K-6
532 students · ICSEA 1151 · 755 m away
Royal Far West School
Manly · Government special
· 798 m away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Manly · Catholic primary · K-6
330 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.2 km away
Stella Maris College
Manly · Independent high school · 7-12
1,006 students · ICSEA 1135 · 2.2 km away
Manly West Public School
Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.6 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,023 students · ICSEA 1115 · 3.1 km away
Balgowlah Heights Public School
Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
651 students · ICSEA 1177 · 3.1 km away
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Balgowlah · Catholic primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1168 · 3.3 km away
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1134 · 3.4 km away
St Kieran's Catholic Primary School
Manly Vale · Catholic primary · K-6
141 students · ICSEA 1122 · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Domremy Catholic College
Five Dock · Catholic high school · 7-12
858 students · ICSEA 1091
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 Aloysius College Cronulla
Cronulla · Catholic high school · 7-12
482 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's Marist College
Dundas · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,070 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's College Sutherland
Sutherland · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,227 students · ICSEA 1093
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 468 enrolled students (85 girls, 383 boys), a change of 17% 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 1091. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Paul's Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Paul's Catholic College ranks 14th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (81.9/100), and 45th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Paul's Catholic College?
St Paul's Catholic College has about 11.1 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 143 students in Year 7 and 45 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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