Seton Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Samson, Western Australia 6163 · Fremantle LGA
About Seton Catholic College
Seton Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Samson, Western Australia (6163), within the Fremantle local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,091 students (640 girls and 451 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
Seton Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1048, 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 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 83 teachers (79.8 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Seton Catholic College scores 59.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 37th of 140 secondary schools in WA (3rd of 4 in the Fremantle 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. Seton Catholic College appears for 4 courses.
Courses
English · Media Production and Analysis · Psychology · 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 1048
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+6 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 Seton Catholic College's 1,091 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Seton Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Seton Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Hilton · Catholic primary · PP-6
190 students · ICSEA 1064 · 461 m away
East Hamilton Hill Primary School
Hamilton Hill · Government primary · K-6
257 students · ICSEA 1016 · 593 m away
Samson Primary School
Samson · Government primary · K-6
342 students · ICSEA 1065 · 840 m away
Hilton Primary School
Hilton · Government primary · K-6
386 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.1 km away
Coolbellup Community School
Coolbellup · Government primary · K-6
153 students · ICSEA 905 · 1.7 km away
Port School
Hamilton Hill · Independent special · 8-12
156 students · ICSEA 906 · 1.8 km away
Coolbellup Learning Centre
Coolbellup · Government special · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 961 · 1.9 km away
North Lake Senior Campus
Kardinya · Government high school · 10-12
335 students · ICSEA 991 · 1.9 km away
Christ the King School
Beaconsfield · Catholic primary · PP-6
304 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.9 km away
Winterfold Primary School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · K-6
321 students · ICSEA 1057 · 2.1 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
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
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 Seton Catholic College a public or private school?
Seton Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does Seton Catholic College offer?
Seton Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Seton Catholic College?
In 2025, Seton Catholic College had 1,091 enrolled students (640 girls, 451 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Seton Catholic College?
Seton Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1048. 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 Seton Catholic College rank in WA?
Seton Catholic College ranks 37th of 140 secondary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (59.5/100), and 529th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Seton Catholic College?
Seton Catholic College has about 13.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Seton Catholic College?
In 2025, Seton Catholic College had 207 students in Year 7 and 148 in Year 12.
Is Seton Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Seton Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Seton Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Seton 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 Seton Catholic College?
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