Aquinas College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Salter Point, Western Australia 6152 · South Perth LGA
#27 of 172 combined schools in WA
#288 of 1,259 nationally
About Aquinas College
Aquinas College is a catholic boys' combined (K–12) school located in Salter Point, Western Australia (6152), within the South Perth local government area. It caters for students from PP to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,332 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Aquinas College has an ICSEA value of 1110, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 47% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 136 teachers (128.3 full-time equivalent) and 102 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Aquinas College scores 68.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 27th of 172 combined schools in WA (3rd of 3 in the South Perth area).
Year 12 ATAR results (2025)
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority lists, for every ATAR course, the schools whose students had combined scores in the top 15% of that course. Aquinas College appears for 5 courses.
Courses
Accounting and Finance · Design · Mathematics Specialist · Physical Education Studies · Religion and Life
WA does not publish median ATARs by school; this list is the official per-school measure of top-end achievement. See WA schools with the most top-performing ATAR students.
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%)47% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 Aquinas College's 1,332 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Aquinas College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Aquinas College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Pius X Catholic School
Manning · Catholic primary · PP-6
172 students · ICSEA 1136 · 806 m away
Manning Primary School
Manning · Government primary · K-6
436 students · ICSEA 1105 · 947 m away
Rossmoyne Primary School
Rossmoyne · Government primary · PP-6
407 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.8 km away
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Government primary · K-6
564 students · ICSEA 1146 · 2.0 km away
Curtin Primary School
Manning · Government primary · K-6
138 students · ICSEA 1036 · 2.0 km away
Shelley Primary School
Shelley · Government primary · K-6
439 students · ICSEA 1136 · 2.1 km away
Como Secondary College
Como · Government high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.3 km away
Rossmoyne Senior High School
Rossmoyne · Government high school · 7-12
2,824 students · ICSEA 1135 · 2.4 km away
Brentwood Primary School
Brentwood · Government primary · K-6
331 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.5 km away
St Benedict's School
Applecross · Catholic primary · PP-6
336 students · ICSEA 1152 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Ursula Frayne Catholic College
Victoria Park · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,442 students · ICSEA 1108
Trinity College
East Perth · Catholic combined · 4-12
1,347 students · ICSEA 1113
Corpus Christi College
Bateman · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,789 students · ICSEA 1116
Iona Presentation College
Mosman Park · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,265 students · ICSEA 1141
St John Bosco College
Piara Waters · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,243 students · ICSEA 1063
St Mary MacKillop College
Busselton · Catholic combined · PP-12
1,552 students · ICSEA 1052
Frequently asked questions
Is Aquinas College a public or private school?
Aquinas College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Aquinas College offer?
Aquinas College offers PP to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Aquinas College?
In 2025, Aquinas College had 1,332 enrolled students (0 girls, 1,332 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Aquinas College?
Aquinas 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 Aquinas College rank in WA?
Aquinas College ranks 27th of 172 combined schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (68.8/100), and 288th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Aquinas College?
Aquinas College has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Aquinas College?
In 2025, Aquinas College had 173 students in Year 7 and 190 in Year 12.
Is Aquinas College co-ed?
No. Aquinas College is a boys' school.
What other schools are near Aquinas College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Aquinas 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 Aquinas College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Bull Creek, about 3.7 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.