McCarthy Catholic College is a catholic secondary school in West Tamworth, New South Wales, with 935 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 42.
Quick school snapshot
School model
McCarthy Catholic College is listed as Catholic and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 935 total enrolments, including 529 girls and 406 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 991, with percentile 42 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 56.6% girls and 43.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1, based on 69.0 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in West Tamworth, New South Wales, within Tamworth.
Profile signals
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McCarthy Catholic College is listed as a catholic secondary school in West Tamworth, New South Wales. The profile reports 935 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 991, and a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Tamworth local government area.
Enrolment
935
reported total enrolments
529 girls
406 boys
McCarthy Catholic College reports 935 total enrolments, including 529 girls and 406 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 56.6% girls and 43.4% boys.
Socio-educational
42
percentile where available
ICSEA
991
McCarthy Catholic College sits at the 42 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
30%
Lower-middle
36%
Upper-middle
24%
Top
10%
The socio-educational distribution lists 30% in the bottom quarter, 36% in the lower-middle quarter, 24% in the upper-middle quarter, and 10% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
76
FTE teaching
69.0
Non-teaching
41
Student-teacher
13.6:1
The profile reports 76 teaching staff and 41 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
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
McCarthy Catholic College has 935 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 529 girls and 406 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
McCarthy Catholic College is listed as a Catholic school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
McCarthy Catholic College is located in West Tamworth, NSW 2340. The local government area is Tamworth.
The ICSEA value for McCarthy Catholic College is 991 and the ICSEA percentile is 42. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
McCarthy Catholic College is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 56.6% girls and 43.4% 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.
