Stella Maris College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Manly, New South Wales 2095 · Northern Beaches LGA
About Stella Maris College
Stella Maris College is an independent girls' 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 1,006 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Stella Maris College has an ICSEA value of 1135, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 53% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 102 teachers (90.6 full-time equivalent) and 60 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Stella Maris College scores 86.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 3rd of 539 secondary schools in NSW (1st 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 1135
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)53% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Stella Maris College's 1,006 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Stella Maris College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Stella Maris College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Manly · Catholic primary · K-6
330 students · ICSEA 1159 · 974 m away
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1134 · 1.3 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
Manly Vale · Government high school · 7-12
1,023 students · ICSEA 1115 · 1.3 km away
Royal Far West School
Manly · Government special
· 1.4 km away
Manly Village Public School
Manly · Government primary · K-6
532 students · ICSEA 1151 · 1.5 km away
Stewart House School
Curl Curl · Government special
· 1.5 km away
Harbord Public School
Freshwater · Government primary · K-6
881 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.5 km away
Manly West Public School
Balgowlah · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.7 km away
St Kieran's Catholic Primary School
Manly Vale · Catholic primary · K-6
141 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.8 km away
Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
Freshwater · Government high school · 11-12
647 students · ICSEA 1098 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Frensham School
Mittagong · Independent high school · 7-12
345 students · ICSEA 1137
St Scholastica's College Glebe Point
Glebe · Independent high school · 7-12
1,044 students · ICSEA 1138
St Joseph's College
Hunters Hill · Independent high school · 7-12
1,100 students · ICSEA 1130
Sydney Science College
Epping · Independent high school · 11-12
20 students · ICSEA 1140
Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta
Parramatta · Independent high school · 7-12
1,097 students · ICSEA 1144
Rosebank College
Five Dock · Independent high school · 7-12
1,472 students · ICSEA 1125
Frequently asked questions
Is Stella Maris College a public or private school?
Stella Maris College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Stella Maris College offer?
Stella Maris College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Stella Maris College?
In 2025, Stella Maris College had 1,006 enrolled students (1,006 girls, 0 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Stella Maris College?
Stella Maris College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1135. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Stella Maris College rank in NSW?
Stella Maris College ranks 3rd of 539 secondary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (86.8/100), and 6th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Stella Maris College?
Stella Maris 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 Stella Maris College?
In 2025, Stella Maris College had 184 students in Year 7 and 119 in Year 12.
Is Stella Maris College co-ed?
No. Stella Maris College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Stella Maris College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Stella Maris 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 Stella Maris College?
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