St Patrick's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ballarat, Victoria 3350 · Ballarat LGA
About St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College is a catholic boys' high school located in Ballarat, Victoria (3350), within the Ballarat local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,267 students. The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
St Patrick's College has an ICSEA value of 1055, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 70th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 124 teachers (114.8 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's College scores 68.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 110th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (2nd 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 1055
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 1,267 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.
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,896 students · ICSEA 1172 · 185 m away
Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)
Lake Wendouree · Government primary · Prep-6
350 students · ICSEA 1095 · 697 m away
Newington Primary School
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
278 students · ICSEA 1007 · 702 m away
Loreto College
Ballarat · Catholic high school · 7-12
948 students · ICSEA 1073 · 780 m away
Ballarat High School
Lake Gardens · Government high school · 7-12
1,461 students · ICSEA 1016 · 1.4 km away
Ballarat Specialist School
Lake Gardens · Government special · U
453 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.4 km away
St Patrick's School
Ballarat · Catholic primary · Prep-6
249 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.5 km away
Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street)
Ballarat · Government primary · Prep-6
227 students · ICSEA 1069 · 2.0 km away
St Aloysius' School
Redan · Catholic primary · Prep-6
254 students · ICSEA 1022 · 2.1 km away
Ballarat Grammar
Wendouree · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,989 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Catherine McAuley College
Bendigo · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,567 students · ICSEA 1055
John Paul College
Frankston · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,300 students · ICSEA 1055
Loyola College
Watsonia · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,443 students · ICSEA 1055
Catholic College Wodonga
Wodonga · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,229 students · ICSEA 1054
Simonds Catholic College
West Melbourne · Catholic high school · 7-12
359 students · ICSEA 1053
Damascus College
Mount Clear · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,215 students · ICSEA 1052
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 Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
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 1,267 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,267 boys), a change of -3% 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 1055. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Patrick's College rank in VIC?
St Patrick's College ranks 110th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (68.3/100), and 319th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's College?
St Patrick's College has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at St Patrick's College?
In 2025, St Patrick's College recorded a median VCE study score of 28 with 2.6% 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 St Patrick's College?
In 2025, St Patrick's College had 210 students in Year 7 and 180 in Year 12.
Is St Patrick's College co-ed?
No. St Patrick's College is a boys' school.
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?
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