Prendiville Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ocean Reef, Western Australia 6027 · Joondalup LGA
About Prendiville Catholic College
Prendiville Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Ocean Reef, Western Australia (6027), within the Joondalup local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,086 students (570 girls and 516 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Prendiville Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1073, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 90 teachers (87.0 full-time equivalent) and 61 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Prendiville Catholic College scores 62.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 30th of 140 secondary schools in WA (4th 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. Prendiville Catholic College appears for 2 courses.
Courses
Italian: Second Language · 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 1073
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Prendiville Catholic College's 1,086 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Prendiville Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Prendiville Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Simon Peter Catholic Primary School
Ocean Reef · Catholic primary · PP-6
587 students · ICSEA 1086 · 194 m away
Beaumaris Primary School
Ocean Reef · Government primary · K-6
516 students · ICSEA 1070 · 650 m away
Ocean Reef Senior High School
Ocean Reef · Government high school · 7-12
1,353 students · ICSEA 1055 · 706 m away
Connolly Primary School
Connolly · Government primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1062 · 1.1 km away
Ocean Reef Primary School
Ocean Reef · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.3 km away
Poseidon Primary School
Heathridge · Government primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.5 km away
Heathridge Primary School
Heathridge · Government primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 1011 · 2.2 km away
Currambine Primary School
Currambine · Government primary · K-6
758 students · ICSEA 1045 · 2.4 km away
Alta-1 College
Joondalup · Independent special · 7-12
845 students · ICSEA 950 · 2.5 km away
Mullaloo Beach Primary School
Mullaloo · Government primary · K-6
294 students · ICSEA 1077 · 2.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Chisholm Catholic College
Bedford · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,738 students · ICSEA 1079
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
Christian Brothers' College
Fremantle · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1092
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 Prendiville Catholic College a public or private school?
Prendiville Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Prendiville Catholic College offer?
Prendiville Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Prendiville Catholic College?
In 2025, Prendiville Catholic College had 1,086 enrolled students (570 girls, 516 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Prendiville Catholic College?
Prendiville Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1073. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Prendiville Catholic College rank in WA?
Prendiville Catholic College ranks 30th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (62.6/100), and 448th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Prendiville Catholic College?
Prendiville Catholic 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 Prendiville Catholic College?
In 2025, Prendiville Catholic College had 208 students in Year 7 and 144 in Year 12.
Is Prendiville Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Prendiville Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Prendiville Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Prendiville 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 Prendiville Catholic College?
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