St Vincent's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Potts Point, New South Wales 2011 · Sydney LGA
About St Vincent's College
St Vincent's College is an independent girls' high school located in Potts Point, New South Wales (2011), within the Sydney local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 755 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Vincent's College has an ICSEA value of 1145, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 59% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 74 teachers (70.2 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Vincent's College scores 87.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 1st of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st of 12 in the Sydney area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1145
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)59% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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's 755 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Vincent's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Vincent's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sydney Distance Education High School
Woolloomooloo · Government high school · 7-12
615 students · ICSEA 1032 · 400 m away
Plunkett Street Public School
Woolloomooloo · Government primary · P-6
73 students · ICSEA 968 · 459 m away
SCEGGS Darlinghurst
Darlinghurst · Independent combined · K-12
936 students · ICSEA 1209 · 908 m away
Darlinghurst Public School
Potts Point · Government primary · K-6
210 students · ICSEA 1156 · 1.0 km away
St Mary's Cathedral College
Sydney · Catholic combined · K-12
937 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.0 km away
Conservatorium High School
Sydney · Government high school · 7-12
156 students · ICSEA 1194 · 1.2 km away
Sydney Grammar School
Darlinghurst · Independent combined · K-12
1,925 students · ICSEA 1274 · 1.2 km away
Glenmore Road Public School
Paddington · Government primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 1176 · 1.4 km away
Ascham School
Edgecliff · Independent combined · K-12
1,182 students · ICSEA 1217 · 1.5 km away
Double Bay Public School
Double Bay · Government primary · K-6
237 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta
Parramatta · Independent high school · 7-12
1,097 students · ICSEA 1144
Mount St Benedict College
Pennant Hills · Independent high school · 7-12
1,331 students · ICSEA 1147
Brigidine College St Ives
St Ives · Independent high school · 7-12
793 students · ICSEA 1148
Sydney Science College
Epping · Independent high school · 11-12
20 students · ICSEA 1140
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Glebe · Independent high school · 7-12
1,044 students · ICSEA 1138
Frensham School
Mittagong · Independent high school · 7-12
345 students · ICSEA 1137
Frequently asked questions
Is St Vincent's College a public or private school?
St Vincent's College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Vincent's College offer?
St Vincent's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Vincent's College?
In 2025, St Vincent's College had 755 enrolled students (755 girls, 0 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Vincent's College?
St Vincent's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1145. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Vincent's College rank in NSW?
St Vincent's College ranks 1st of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (87.3/100), and 4th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Vincent's College?
St Vincent's College has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Vincent's College?
In 2025, St Vincent's College had 130 students in Year 7 and 142 in Year 12.
Is St Vincent's College co-ed?
No. St Vincent's College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Vincent's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Vincent's 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 Vincent's College?
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