St Patrick's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Prospect Vale, Tasmania 7250 · Launceston LGA
About St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College is a catholic high school located in Prospect Vale, Tasmania (7250), within the Launceston local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,522 students (769 girls and 753 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
St Patrick's College has an ICSEA value of 1020, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 149 teachers (131.2 full-time equivalent) and 103 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's College scores 58.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 6th of 42 secondary schools in TAS (1st of 8 in the Launceston area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1020
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 Patrick's College's 1,522 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Prospect High School
Prospect · Government high school · 7-12
572 students · ICSEA 958 · 383 m away
Summerdale Primary School
Summerhill · Government primary · K-6
555 students · ICSEA 969 · 617 m away
Glen Dhu Primary School
South Launceston · Government primary · K-6
341 students · ICSEA 1007 · 2.4 km away
Kings Meadows High School
Kings Meadows · Government high school · 7-12
567 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.7 km away
West Launceston Primary School
West Launceston · Government primary · K-6
375 students · ICSEA 1036 · 2.7 km away
Youngtown Primary School
Youngtown · Government primary · K-6
328 students · ICSEA 958 · 3.2 km away
John Calvin School
Launceston · Independent combined · Prep-10
112 students · ICSEA 1051 · 3.2 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Launceston · Catholic primary · Prep-6
390 students · ICSEA 1038 · 3.2 km away
Launceston College
Launceston · Government high school · 11-12
1,368 students · ICSEA 986 · 3.8 km away
Punchbowl Primary School
Newstead · Government primary · K-6
317 students · ICSEA 1029 · 3.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
Guilford Young College
Glenorchy · Catholic high school · 11-12
839 students · ICSEA 1020
St Brendan-Shaw College
Devonport · Catholic high school · 7-12
566 students · ICSEA 1014
Marist Regional College
Burnie · Catholic high school · 7-12
889 students · ICSEA 1006
MacKillop Catholic College
Mornington · Catholic high school · 7-12
895 students · ICSEA 1046
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's College a public or private school?
St Patrick's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does St Patrick's College offer?
St Patrick's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's College?
In 2025, St Patrick's College had 1,522 enrolled students (769 girls, 753 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's College?
St Patrick's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1020. 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 Patrick's College rank in TAS?
St Patrick's College ranks 6th of 42 secondary schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (58.7/100), and 548th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's College?
St Patrick's College has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Patrick's College?
In 2025, St Patrick's College had 280 students in Year 7 and 191 in Year 12.
Is St Patrick's College co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick'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 Patrick's College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Torquay, about 425 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.