Chisholm Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bedford, Western Australia 6052 · Bayswater LGA
About Chisholm Catholic College
Chisholm Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Bedford, Western Australia (6052), within the Bayswater local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,738 students (871 girls and 867 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Chisholm Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1079, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 139 teachers (133.8 full-time equivalent) and 65 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Chisholm Catholic College scores 70.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 18th of 140 secondary schools in WA (1st of 4 in the Bayswater 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. Chisholm Catholic College appears for 2 courses.
Courses
Religion and Life · Visual Arts
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 1079
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- 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 Chisholm Catholic College's 1,738 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Chisholm Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Chisholm Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hillcrest Primary School
Bayswater · Government primary · K-6
496 students · ICSEA 1066 · 325 m away
John Forrest Secondary College
Morley · Government high school · 7-12
1,122 students · ICSEA 1026 · 659 m away
Embleton Primary School
Embleton · Government primary · K-6
199 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.3 km away
St Peter's Primary School
Inglewood · Catholic primary · PP-6
626 students · ICSEA 1107 · 1.4 km away
Inglewood Primary School
Inglewood · Government primary · K-6
630 students · ICSEA 1127 · 1.4 km away
Bayswater Primary School
Bayswater · Government primary · K-6
460 students · ICSEA 1102 · 1.6 km away
St Columba's School
Bayswater · Catholic primary · PP-6
414 students · ICSEA 1125 · 1.7 km away
Durham Road School
Bayswater · Government special · K-12
242 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.9 km away
Morley Primary School
Morley · Government primary · K-6
228 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.1 km away
Infant Jesus School
Morley · Catholic primary · PP-6
420 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Prendiville Catholic College
Ocean Reef · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,086 students · ICSEA 1073
Christian Brothers' College
Fremantle · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1092
St Norbert College
Queens Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1060
Mater Dei College
Edgewater · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1056
Bunbury Catholic College
Bunbury · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1048
Seton Catholic College
Samson · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1048
Frequently asked questions
Is Chisholm Catholic College a public or private school?
Chisholm Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Chisholm Catholic College offer?
Chisholm Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Chisholm Catholic College?
In 2025, Chisholm Catholic College had 1,738 enrolled students (871 girls, 867 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Chisholm Catholic College?
Chisholm Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1079. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Chisholm Catholic College rank in WA?
Chisholm Catholic College ranks 18th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (70.2/100), and 286th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Chisholm Catholic College?
Chisholm Catholic College has about 13.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Chisholm Catholic College?
In 2025, Chisholm Catholic College had 300 students in Year 7 and 270 in Year 12.
Is Chisholm Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Chisholm Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Chisholm Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Chisholm 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 Chisholm Catholic College?
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