Bunbury Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bunbury, Western Australia 6230 · Bunbury LGA
About Bunbury Catholic College
Bunbury Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Bunbury, Western Australia (6230), within the Bunbury local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 954 students (461 girls and 493 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Bunbury Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1048, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 82 teachers (71.2 full-time equivalent) and 59 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 15% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bunbury Catholic College scores 63.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 27th of 140 secondary schools in WA (1st of 4 in the Bunbury area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1048
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+15% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Bunbury Catholic College's 954 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bunbury Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Bunbury Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Carey Park Primary School
Carey Park · Government primary · K-6
282 students · ICSEA 900 · 1.2 km away
Cooinda Primary School
East Bunbury · Government primary · K-6
278 students · ICSEA 974 · 1.4 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Bunbury · Catholic primary · PP-6
215 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.6 km away
Grace Christian School
Glen Iris · Independent combined · PP-12
609 students · ICSEA 1053 · 1.8 km away
South Bunbury Primary School
South Bunbury · Government primary · K-6
393 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.8 km away
South Bunbury Education Support Centre
South Bunbury · Government special · K-6
79 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.8 km away
Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School
Bunbury · Government primary · K-6
98 students · ICSEA 684 · 1.9 km away
Picton Primary School
Glen Iris · Government primary · K-6
153 students · ICSEA 934 · 2.5 km away
Bunbury Primary School
Bunbury · Government primary · K-6
423 students · ICSEA 1076 · 2.5 km away
Manea Senior College
Bunbury · Government high school · 11-12
547 students · ICSEA 1033 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Seton Catholic College
Samson · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1048
Kolbe Catholic College
Rockingham · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,270 students · ICSEA 1046
Emmanuel Catholic College
Success · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,215 students · ICSEA 1041
Mater Dei College
Edgewater · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1056
St Norbert College
Queens Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1060
La Salle College
Middle Swan · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,346 students · ICSEA 1028
Frequently asked questions
Is Bunbury Catholic College a public or private school?
Bunbury Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Bunbury Catholic College offer?
Bunbury Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Bunbury Catholic College?
In 2025, Bunbury Catholic College had 954 enrolled students (461 girls, 493 boys), a change of 15% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bunbury Catholic College?
Bunbury Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1048. 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 Bunbury Catholic College rank in WA?
Bunbury Catholic College ranks 27th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (63.9/100), and 423rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bunbury Catholic College?
Bunbury Catholic College has about 13.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bunbury Catholic College?
In 2025, Bunbury Catholic College had 204 students in Year 7 and 101 in Year 12.
Is Bunbury Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Bunbury Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bunbury Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Bunbury Catholic 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 Bunbury Catholic College?
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