St Mary's Catholic College is a catholic secondary school in Gateshead, New South Wales, with 989 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 73.
Quick school snapshot
School model
St Mary's Catholic College is listed as Catholic and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 989 total enrolments, including 497 girls and 492 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,062, with percentile 73 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 50.3% girls and 49.7% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 12.0:1, based on 82.6 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Gateshead, New South Wales, within Lake Macquarie.
Profile signals
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St Mary's Catholic College is listed as a catholic secondary school in Gateshead, New South Wales. The profile reports 989 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,062, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Lake Macquarie local government area.
Enrolment
989
reported total enrolments
497 girls
492 boys
St Mary's Catholic College reports 989 total enrolments, including 497 girls and 492 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 50.3% girls and 49.7% boys.
Socio-educational
73
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,062
St Mary's Catholic College sits at the 73 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
13%
Lower-middle
24%
Upper-middle
34%
Top
29%
The socio-educational distribution lists 13% in the bottom quarter, 24% in the lower-middle quarter, 34% in the upper-middle quarter, and 29% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
92
FTE teaching
82.6
Non-teaching
35
Student-teacher
12.0:1
The profile reports 92 teaching staff and 35 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
St Mary's Catholic College has 989 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 497 girls and 492 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
St Mary's Catholic College is listed as a Catholic school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
St Mary's Catholic College is located in Gateshead, NSW 2290. The local government area is Lake Macquarie.
The ICSEA value for St Mary's Catholic College is 1,062 and the ICSEA percentile is 73. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
St Mary's Catholic College is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 50.3% girls and 49.7% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
