Santa Maria College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Northcote, Victoria 3070 · Darebin LGA
About Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a catholic girls' high school located in Northcote, Victoria (3070), within the Darebin local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 779 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Santa Maria College has an ICSEA value of 1110, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 43% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 82 teachers (69.2 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Santa Maria College scores 80.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of secondary schools nationally and 27th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (3rd of 7 in the Darebin 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 1110
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)43% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- 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 Santa Maria College's 779 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Santa Maria College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Santa Maria College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Northcote Primary School
Northcote · Government primary · Prep-6
303 students · ICSEA 1166 · 516 m away
St Joseph's School
Northcote · Catholic primary · Prep-6
190 students · ICSEA 1110 · 694 m away
Westgarth Primary School
Northcote · Government primary · Prep-6
550 students · ICSEA 1204 · 732 m away
Wales Street Primary School
Thornbury · Government primary · Prep-6
616 students · ICSEA 1140 · 1.1 km away
Northcote High School
Northcote · Government high school · 7-12
1,668 students · ICSEA 1153 · 1.2 km away
Merri Creek Primary School
Fitzroy North · Government primary · Prep-6
442 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.5 km away
Croxton School
Northcote · Government special · U
130 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.5 km away
St Mary's School
Thornbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
113 students · ICSEA 1089 · 1.5 km away
Holy Spirit School
Thornbury · Catholic primary · Prep-6
129 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.6 km away
Thornbury Primary School
Thornbury · Government primary · Prep-6
308 students · ICSEA 1093 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Mercy College
Heidelberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,175 students · ICSEA 1111
Our Lady of Sion College
Box Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
930 students · ICSEA 1111
Whitefriars College
Donvale · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,055 students · ICSEA 1112
St Columba's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1107
Avila College
Mount Waverley · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,011 students · ICSEA 1113
Sacred Heart College
Newtown · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,450 students · ICSEA 1105
Frequently asked questions
Is Santa Maria College a public or private school?
Santa Maria College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Santa Maria College offer?
Santa Maria College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Santa Maria College had 779 enrolled students (779 girls, 0 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Santa Maria College?
Santa Maria College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1110. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Santa Maria College rank in VIC?
Santa Maria College ranks 27th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (80.8/100), and 59th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Maria College?
Santa Maria College has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Santa Maria College recorded a median VCE study score of 32 with 8.6% of study scores at 40 or above, from 207 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Santa Maria College had 141 students in Year 7 and 136 in Year 12.
Is Santa Maria College co-ed?
No. Santa Maria College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Santa Maria College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria College?
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