Cardijn College - Marian Campus
Noarlunga Downs SA 5168
Cardijn College - Marian Campus is a Catholic secondary school in Noarlunga Downs, SA from Reception to Year 12 with about 2,247 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,019, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Cardijn College is a co-educational Catholic school in Adelaide's southern suburbs, established in 1984 and grounded in the Marist tradition, with Marian Campus at Noarlunga Downs educating Years 7 to 12. The college is described as offering a comprehensive curriculum, varied learning pathways and a vibrant extra-curricular program for a diverse student body.
Often praised
- Marist Catholic tradition
- Varied learning pathways
- Extra-curricular program
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Cardijn College - Marian Campus on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports College South Australia - South Adelaide Football Club Campus | Noarlunga Downs | Independent high school | 0.5 km | — | — |
| Christies Beach High School | Christie Downs | Public high school | 0.9 km | 905 | 789 |
| Cardijn College - Marcellin Campus | Christie Downs | Catholic high school | 1.1 km | — | — |
| Wirreanda Secondary School | Morphett Vale | Public high school | 3.8 km | 913 | 915 |
| Seaford Secondary College | Seaford | Public high school | 4.8 km | 962 | 829 |
| Southern Vales Christian College - Morphett Vale Campus | Morphett Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,038 | 503 |
| Woodcroft College | Morphett Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,071 | 1,534 |
| Southern Montessori School - Middle School Campus | Morphett Vale | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | — | — |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in SA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel College Secondary Campus | Rosewater | Catholic high school · R-12 | 1,204 | 1,008 |
| St Francis of Assisi College | Renmark | Catholic high school · 7-11 | 228 | 1,004 |
| Xavier College - Head Campus | Gawler Belt | Catholic high school · R-12 | 2,532 | 1,001 |
| St Patrick's Technical College | Edinburgh North | Catholic high school · 10-12 | 260 | 998 |
About this data
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