Kolbe Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Rockingham, Western Australia 6168 · Rockingham LGA
About Kolbe Catholic College
Kolbe Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Rockingham, Western Australia (6168), within the Rockingham local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,270 students (629 girls and 641 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Kolbe Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1046, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 67th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 94 teachers (91.6 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Kolbe Catholic College scores 58.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 38th of 140 secondary schools in WA (1st of 7 in the Rockingham 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. Kolbe Catholic College appears for 1 course.
Courses
Literature
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 1046
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +6%)
- 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 Kolbe Catholic College's 1,270 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Kolbe Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Kolbe Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
SMYL Community College
Rockingham · Independent special · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 905 · 775 m away
Hillman Primary School
Hillman · Government primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 925 · 988 m away
Rockingham Senior High School
Rockingham · Government high school · 7-12
1,035 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.6 km away
Rockingham Senior High School Education Support Centre
Rockingham · Government special · 7-12
76 students · ICSEA 984 · 1.6 km away
Rockingham Montessori School
Rockingham · Independent combined · PP-12
272 students · ICSEA 1033 · 1.6 km away
Bungaree Primary School
Rockingham · Government primary · K-6
233 students · ICSEA 927 · 1.8 km away
Cooloongup Primary School
Cooloongup · Government primary · K-6
312 students · ICSEA 913 · 2.0 km away
Star of the Sea Primary School
Rockingham · Catholic primary · PP-6
638 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.0 km away
Malibu School
Safety Bay · Government special · K-12
114 students · ICSEA 967 · 2.7 km away
East Waikiki Primary School
Cooloongup · Government primary · K-6
385 students · ICSEA 919 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
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
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 Kolbe Catholic College a public or private school?
Kolbe Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Kolbe Catholic College offer?
Kolbe Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Kolbe Catholic College?
In 2025, Kolbe Catholic College had 1,270 enrolled students (629 girls, 641 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Kolbe Catholic College?
Kolbe Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1046. 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 Kolbe Catholic College rank in WA?
Kolbe Catholic College ranks 38th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (58.3/100), and 554th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Kolbe Catholic College?
Kolbe Catholic College has about 13.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Kolbe Catholic College?
In 2025, Kolbe Catholic College had 224 students in Year 7 and 184 in Year 12.
Is Kolbe Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Kolbe Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Kolbe Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Kolbe 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 Kolbe Catholic College?
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