Damascus College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Clear, Victoria 3350 · Ballarat LGA
About Damascus College
Damascus College is a catholic high school located in Mount Clear, Victoria (3350), within the Ballarat local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,215 students (656 girls and 559 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Damascus College has an ICSEA value of 1052, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 116 teachers (104.1 full-time equivalent) and 75 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Damascus College scores 67.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 118th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (3rd of 7 in the Ballarat 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 1052
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% 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 Damascus College's 1,215 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Damascus College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Damascus College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Emmaus Catholic Primary School
Mount Clear · Catholic primary · Prep-6
362 students · ICSEA 1088 · 165 m away
Mount Clear College
Mount Clear · Government high school · 7-12
982 students · ICSEA 996 · 719 m away
Mount Clear Primary School
Mount Clear · Government primary · Prep-6
221 students · ICSEA 991 · 808 m away
Magpie Primary School
Magpie · Government primary · Prep-6
103 students · ICSEA 923 · 2.5 km away
St James' School
Sebastopol · Catholic primary · Prep-6
166 students · ICSEA 1034 · 2.8 km away
Sebastopol Primary School
Sebastopol · Government primary · Prep-6
98 students · ICSEA 901 · 2.8 km away
Ballarat Christian College
Sebastopol · Independent combined · Prep-12
406 students · ICSEA 1058 · 3.1 km away
Ballarat Steiner School
Mount Helen · Independent primary · Prep-6
64 students · ICSEA 1076 · 3.3 km away
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 972 · 3.9 km away
Sovereign Hill School
Ballarat · Government special
· 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's College
Ferntree Gully · Catholic high school · 7-12
991 students · ICSEA 1052
Simonds Catholic College
West Melbourne · Catholic high school · 7-12
359 students · ICSEA 1053
Clonard College
Herne Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
940 students · ICSEA 1051
Assumption College
Kilmore · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,455 students · ICSEA 1050
Catholic College Wodonga
Wodonga · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,229 students · ICSEA 1054
Nazareth College
Noble Park North · Catholic high school · 7-12
972 students · ICSEA 1050
Frequently asked questions
Is Damascus College a public or private school?
Damascus College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Damascus College offer?
Damascus College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Damascus College?
In 2025, Damascus College had 1,215 enrolled students (656 girls, 559 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Damascus College?
Damascus College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1052. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Damascus College rank in VIC?
Damascus College ranks 118th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (67.4/100), and 348th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Damascus College?
Damascus College has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Damascus College?
In 2025, Damascus College recorded a median VCE study score of 30 with 5.4% of study scores at 40 or above, from 254 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Damascus College?
In 2025, Damascus College had 234 students in Year 7 and 158 in Year 12.
Is Damascus College co-ed?
Yes. Damascus College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Damascus College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Damascus 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 Damascus College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Wyndham Vale, about 72 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.