St Peter's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tuggerah, New South Wales 2259 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
About St Peter's Catholic College
St Peter's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Tuggerah, New South Wales (2259), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,078 students (594 girls and 484 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Peter's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1045, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 66th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 92 teachers (84.2 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Peter's Catholic College scores 65.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 158th of 539 secondary schools in NSW (3rd of 21 in the Central Coast (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1045
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+25% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Peter's Catholic College's 1,078 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Peter's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Peter's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tuggerah Public School
Tuggerah · Government primary · K-6
359 students · ICSEA 993 · 1.2 km away
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Wyong · Catholic primary · K-6
335 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.8 km away
Wyong High School
Wyong · Government high school · 7-12
674 students · ICSEA 946 · 2.3 km away
Wyong Christian Community School
Wyong · Independent combined · K-12
904 students · ICSEA 1057 · 2.7 km away
Chittaway Bay Public School
Chittaway Bay · Government primary · K-6
479 students · ICSEA 992 · 3.2 km away
Wyong Public School
Wyong · Government primary · K-6
433 students · ICSEA 931 · 3.5 km away
Central Coast Steiner School
Fountaindale · Independent combined · K-11
330 students · ICSEA 1092 · 3.8 km away
HopeTown School
Wyong · Government special · U
43 students · ICSEA 797 · 4.0 km away
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College Berkeley Vale Campus
Berkeley Vale · Government high school · 7-10
851 students · ICSEA 959 · 4.5 km away
Tacoma Public School
Tacoma · Government primary · K-6
186 students · ICSEA 938 · 4.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Oak Flats · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,126 students · ICSEA 1045
St John Paul College
Coffs Harbour · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,062 students · ICSEA 1044
Corpus Christi College Maroubra
Maroubra · Catholic high school · 7-12
755 students · ICSEA 1043
Nagle College
Blacktown · Catholic high school · 7-12
532 students · ICSEA 1048
Southern Cross Catholic College
Burwood · Catholic high school · 10-12
139 students · ICSEA 1042
Cerdon College
Merrylands · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,001 students · ICSEA 1041
Frequently asked questions
Is St Peter's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Peter'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 Peter's Catholic College offer?
St Peter's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Peter's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Peter's Catholic College had 1,078 enrolled students (594 girls, 484 boys), a change of 25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Peter's Catholic College?
St Peter's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1045. 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 Peter's Catholic College rank in NSW?
St Peter's Catholic College ranks 158th of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (65.3/100), and 398th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Peter's Catholic College?
St Peter's Catholic College has about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Peter's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Peter's Catholic College had 229 students in Year 7 and 122 in Year 12.
Is St Peter's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Peter's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Peter's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Peter'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 Peter's Catholic College?
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