Kildare College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Holden Hill, South Australia 5088 · Tea Tree Gully LGA
About Kildare College
Kildare College is a catholic girls' high school located in Holden Hill, South Australia (5088), within the Tea Tree Gully local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 768 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
Kildare College has an ICSEA value of 1051, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 66 teachers (58.7 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Kildare College scores 65.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 19th of 84 secondary schools in SA (2nd of 5 in the Tea Tree Gully area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1051
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+26% enrolments since 2020 (area median +24%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+15 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 Kildare College's 768 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kildare College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kildare College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dernancourt School
Dernancourt · Government primary · U, R-6
326 students · ICSEA 1046 · 532 m away
Wandana Primary School
Gilles Plains · Government primary · U, R-6
181 students · ICSEA 962 · 1.2 km away
Avenues College
Windsor Gardens · Government combined · U, R-12
493 students · ICSEA 929 · 1.4 km away
Sunrise Christian School Paradise
Paradise · Independent primary · R-6
175 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.6 km away
St Paul's College
Gilles Plains · Catholic combined · R-12
1,191 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.8 km away
Adelaide East Education Centre
Campbelltown · Government special · U
49 students · ICSEA 1056 · 1.8 km away
Paradise Primary School
Paradise · Government primary · U, R-6
141 students · ICSEA 1022 · 2.0 km away
Charles Campbell College
Paradise · Government combined · U, R-12
1,188 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.0 km away
Prescott Primary School, Northern
Para Vista · Independent primary · R-6
462 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.6 km away
Modbury West School
Modbury · Government primary · R-6
264 students · ICSEA 1020 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Gleeson College
Golden Grove · Catholic high school · 7-12
941 students · ICSEA 1055
Mary MacKillop College
Kensington · Catholic high school · 7-12
291 students · ICSEA 1077
St Francis of Assisi College
Renmark · Catholic high school · 7-11
228 students · ICSEA 1004
St Patrick's Technical College
Edinburgh North · Catholic high school · 10-12
260 students · ICSEA 998
Thomas More College
Salisbury Downs · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,132 students · ICSEA 973
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Enfield · Catholic high school · 7-12
478 students · ICSEA 960
Frequently asked questions
Is Kildare College a public or private school?
Kildare College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education South Australia.
What year levels does Kildare College offer?
Kildare College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Kildare College?
In 2025, Kildare College had 768 enrolled students (768 girls, 0 boys), a change of 26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kildare College?
Kildare College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1051. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Kildare College rank in SA?
Kildare College ranks 19th of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (65.5/100), and 389th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kildare College?
Kildare College has about 13.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Kildare College?
In 2025, Kildare College had 147 students in Year 7 and 121 in Year 12.
Is Kildare College co-ed?
No. Kildare College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Kildare College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kildare 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 Kildare College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 2.2 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.