Santa Maria College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Attadale, Western Australia 6156 · Melville LGA
#20 of 172 combined schools in WA
#227 of 1,259 nationally
About Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Attadale, Western Australia (6156), within the Melville local government area. It caters for students from 5 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,334 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Santa Maria College has an ICSEA value of 1133, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 51% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 119 teachers (109.5 full-time equivalent) and 57 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Santa Maria College scores 72.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 20th of 172 combined schools in WA (2nd of 3 in the Melville 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. Santa Maria College appears for 6 courses.
Courses
Dance · English · Geography · Modern History · 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 1133
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)51% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+14 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 Santa Maria College's 1,334 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Santa Maria College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Santa Maria College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Attadale Primary School
Attadale · Government primary · K-6
440 students · ICSEA 1137 · 432 m away
Mel Maria Catholic Primary School
Attadale · Catholic primary · PP-6
513 students · ICSEA 1131 · 716 m away
Bicton Primary School
Bicton · Government primary · K-6
562 students · ICSEA 1113 · 1.9 km away
Melville Primary School
Melville · Government primary · K-6
670 students · ICSEA 1119 · 2.0 km away
Our Lady of Fatima School
Palmyra · Catholic primary · PP-6
156 students · ICSEA 1116 · 2.4 km away
Booragoon Primary School
Booragoon · Government primary · K-6
435 students · ICSEA 1121 · 2.6 km away
Melville Senior High School
Melville · Government high school · 7-12
1,398 students · ICSEA 1071 · 2.8 km away
Dalkeith Primary School
Dalkeith · Government primary · K-6
330 students · ICSEA 1183 · 2.9 km away
Ardross Primary School
Ardross · Government primary · K-6
448 students · ICSEA 1149 · 3.0 km away
Applecross Senior High School
Ardross · Government high school · 7-12
1,962 students · ICSEA 1120 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
Scotch College
Swanbourne · Independent combined · PP-12
1,552 students · ICSEA 1129
Perth College
Mount Lawley · Independent combined · PP-12
889 students · ICSEA 1138
The Japanese School in Perth
City Beach · Independent combined · 1-9
39 students · ICSEA 1140
Penrhos College
Como · Independent combined · PP-12
1,033 students · ICSEA 1143
Newman College
Churchlands · Independent combined · PP-12
1,824 students · ICSEA 1121
The Montessori School
Kingsley · Independent combined · PP-12
166 students · ICSEA 1120
Frequently asked questions
Is Santa Maria College a public or private school?
Santa Maria College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Santa Maria College offer?
Santa Maria College offers 5 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Santa Maria College had 1,334 enrolled students (1,334 girls, 0 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Santa Maria College?
Santa Maria College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1133. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Santa Maria College rank in WA?
Santa Maria College ranks 20th of 172 combined schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (72.0/100), and 227th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Maria College?
Santa Maria College has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Santa Maria College had 189 students in Year 7 and 185 in Year 12.
Is Santa Maria College co-ed?
No. Santa Maria College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Santa Maria College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Bull Creek, about 7.1 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.