Catherine McAuley Catholic College
Medowie NSW 2318
Catherine McAuley Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in Medowie, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 884 students. 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). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Catherine McAuley Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school for Years 7 to 12 in Medowie, Port Stephens, in the NSW Hunter region. It opened in 2021 with Years 7 and 8 and is named after the Irish founder of the Sisters of Mercy. The site masterplan includes a secondary college, early learning centre and primary school, with a campus design responding to its natural environment.
Often praised
- New purpose-built campus
- Catholic Mercy tradition
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Catherine McAuley Catholic College on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medowie Christian School | Medowie | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,038 | 554 |
| Irrawang High School | Raymond Terrace | Public high school | 9.1 km | 916 | 810 |
| Hunter River High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Heatherbrae | Public high school | 12.5 km | 899 | 760 |
| Hunter Christian School | Mayfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 18.4 km | 1,061 | 337 |
| San Clemente Catholic College | Mayfield | Catholic high school | 18.5 km | 1,038 | 605 |
| Francis Greenway High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Woodberry | Public high school | 19.4 km | 912 | 742 |
| Newcastle Grammar Bolton Street Campus | Newcastle | Independent high school | 20.0 km | — | — |
| Newcastle Grammar School | The Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 20.1 km | 1,181 | 1,049 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connor Catholic College | Armidale | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 511 | 1,020 |
| St Francis De Sales Regional College | Leeton | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 666 | 1,018 |
| St Joseph's Regional College | Port Macquarie | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,026 | 1,017 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown | Blacktown | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,014 | 1,016 |
| Trinity Catholic College | Auburn | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,313 | 1,016 |
| All Saints College | Maitland | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,191 | 1,023 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.