Mater Dei College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Edgewater, Western Australia 6027 · Joondalup LGA
About Mater Dei College
Mater Dei College is a catholic high school located in Edgewater, Western Australia (6027), within the Joondalup local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,047 students (532 girls and 515 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Mater Dei College has an ICSEA value of 1056, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 90 teachers (83.5 full-time equivalent) and 51 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mater Dei College scores 68.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 19th of 140 secondary schools in WA (2nd of 10 in the Joondalup 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. Mater Dei College appears for 1 course.
Courses
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 1056
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+26% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Mater Dei College's 1,047 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mater Dei College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mater Dei College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Edgewater Primary School
Edgewater · Government primary · K-6
414 students · ICSEA 1064 · 324 m away
Eddystone Primary School
Heathridge · Government primary · K-6
322 students · ICSEA 1013 · 841 m away
Belridge Secondary College
Beldon · Government high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.5 km away
Belridge Secondary Education Support Centre
Beldon · Government special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 1039 · 1.5 km away
Heathridge Primary School
Heathridge · Government primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 1011 · 1.6 km away
Alta-1 College
Joondalup · Independent special · 7-12
845 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.8 km away
Beldon Primary School
Beldon · Government primary · K-6
303 students · ICSEA 1016 · 2.2 km away
Beldon Education Support Centre
Beldon · Government special · K-6
75 students · ICSEA 1049 · 2.2 km away
Poseidon Primary School
Heathridge · Government primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.4 km away
North Woodvale Primary School
Woodvale · Government primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 1079 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
St Norbert College
Queens Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1060
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
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
Prendiville Catholic College
Ocean Reef · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,086 students · ICSEA 1073
Frequently asked questions
Is Mater Dei College a public or private school?
Mater Dei College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Mater Dei College offer?
Mater Dei College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mater Dei College?
In 2025, Mater Dei College had 1,047 enrolled students (532 girls, 515 boys), a change of 26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mater Dei College?
Mater Dei College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1056. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mater Dei College rank in WA?
Mater Dei College ranks 19th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (68.1/100), and 327th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mater Dei College?
Mater Dei College has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mater Dei College?
In 2025, Mater Dei College had 203 students in Year 7 and 139 in Year 12.
Is Mater Dei College co-ed?
Yes. Mater Dei College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mater Dei College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mater Dei 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 Mater Dei College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Wanneroo, about 3.2 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.