Catholic College Sale
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sale, Victoria 3850 · Wellington LGA
About Catholic College Sale
Catholic College Sale is a catholic high school located in Sale, Victoria (3850), within the Wellington local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 872 students (443 girls and 429 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Catholic College Sale has an ICSEA value of 1015, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 54th percentile of Australian schools. 10% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 28% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 79 teachers (73.1 full-time equivalent) and 55 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Catholic College Sale scores 59.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 158th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (1st of 4 in the Wellington area).
VCE results (2025)
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Study scores range from 0 to 50 with a state mean of 30; a score of 40 or above is in roughly the top 9% statewide.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1015
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)10% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+19 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 Catholic College Sale's 872 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Catholic College Sale have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Catholic College Sale
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Mary's Primary School
Sale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
180 students · ICSEA 1045 · 256 m away
Sale College
Sale · Government high school · 7-12
782 students · ICSEA 943 · 371 m away
Sale Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
465 students · ICSEA 1003 · 864 m away
Gippsland Grammar
Sale · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,039 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.7 km away
St Thomas' School
Sale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
289 students · ICSEA 1039 · 2.0 km away
Wurruk Primary School
Wurruk · Government primary · Prep-6
40 students · ICSEA 827 · 2.1 km away
Araluen Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
104 students · ICSEA 946 · 2.2 km away
Guthridge Primary School
Sale · Government primary · Prep-6
267 students · ICSEA 973 · 2.3 km away
Sale and District Specialist School
Sale · Government special · U
101 students · ICSEA 937 · 3.1 km away
Cobains Primary School
Cobains · Government primary · Prep-6
46 students · ICSEA 939 · 7.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Trinity College Colac
Colac · Catholic high school · 7-12
744 students · ICSEA 1015
Marian College
Ararat · Catholic high school · 7-12
369 students · ICSEA 1017
Nagle College
Bairnsdale · Catholic high school · 7-12
803 students · ICSEA 1018
St Francis Catholic College
Melton West · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,846 students · ICSEA 1012
Marian College
Myrtleford · Catholic high school · 7-12
145 students · ICSEA 1019
Killester College
Springvale · Catholic high school · 7-12
993 students · ICSEA 1020
Frequently asked questions
Is Catholic College Sale a public or private school?
Catholic College Sale is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Catholic College Sale offer?
Catholic College Sale offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Catholic College Sale?
In 2025, Catholic College Sale had 872 enrolled students (443 girls, 429 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Catholic College Sale?
Catholic College Sale has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1015. 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 Catholic College Sale rank in VIC?
Catholic College Sale ranks 158th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (59.5/100), and 527th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Catholic College Sale?
Catholic College Sale has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Catholic College Sale?
In 2025, Catholic College Sale recorded a median VCE study score of 29 with 4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 197 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Catholic College Sale?
In 2025, Catholic College Sale had 168 students in Year 7 and 109 in Year 12.
Is Catholic College Sale co-ed?
Yes. Catholic College Sale is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Catholic College Sale?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Catholic College Sale 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 Catholic College Sale?
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