St Vincent's College Ashfield
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ashfield, New South Wales 2131 · Inner West LGA
#177 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#566 of 1,259 nationally
About St Vincent's College Ashfield
St Vincent's College Ashfield is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Ashfield, New South Wales (2131), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,092 students (586 girls and 506 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Vincent's College Ashfield has an ICSEA value of 1043, 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 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 100 teachers (88.4 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 425% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Vincent's College Ashfield scores 54.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 177th of 314 combined schools in NSW (4th of 5 in the Inner West area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1043
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+425% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-13 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 Vincent's College Ashfield's 1,092 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Vincent's College Ashfield have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Vincent's College Ashfield
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ashfield Public School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-6
474 students · ICSEA 1096 · 531 m away
Ashfield Boys High School
Ashfield · Government high school · 7-12
751 students · ICSEA 1074 · 587 m away
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney
Croydon · Independent combined · K-12
1,495 students · ICSEA 1160 · 937 m away
Haberfield Public School
Haberfield · Government primary · K-6
542 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.1 km away
Croydon Public School
Croydon · Government primary · K-6
576 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.1 km away
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Summer Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1136 · 1.2 km away
Summer Hill Public School
Summer Hill · Government primary · K-6
662 students · ICSEA 1167 · 1.5 km away
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School
Haberfield · Catholic primary · K-6
110 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.5 km away
Trinity Grammar School
Summer Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,296 students · ICSEA 1168 · 1.5 km away
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Croydon · Catholic primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
MacKillop Catholic College
Woongarrah · Catholic combined · K-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1042
Lumen Christi Catholic College
Pambula Beach · Catholic combined · K-12
692 students · ICSEA 1040
All Saints Catholic College
Liverpool · Catholic combined · K-12
2,138 students · ICSEA 1038
St Patrick's Parish School
Cooma · Catholic combined · K-10
457 students · ICSEA 1037
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College
Austral · Catholic combined · K-11
1,539 students · ICSEA 1037
St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee
Mudgee · Catholic combined · K-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is St Vincent's College Ashfield a public or private school?
St Vincent's College Ashfield is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Vincent's College Ashfield offer?
St Vincent's College Ashfield offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Vincent's College Ashfield?
In 2025, St Vincent's College Ashfield had 1,092 enrolled students (586 girls, 506 boys), a change of 425% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Vincent's College Ashfield?
St Vincent's College Ashfield has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1043. 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 Vincent's College Ashfield rank in NSW?
St Vincent's College Ashfield ranks 177th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (54.1/100), and 566th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Vincent's College Ashfield?
St Vincent's College Ashfield has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Vincent's College Ashfield?
In 2025, St Vincent's College Ashfield had 162 students in Year 7 and 134 in Year 12.
Is St Vincent's College Ashfield co-ed?
Yes. St Vincent's College Ashfield is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Vincent's College Ashfield?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Vincent's College Ashfield 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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