Chisholm Catholic College

1104 Beaufort Street, Bedford WA 6052

CatholicHigh schoolYears 7-12

Chisholm Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in Bedford, WA for Years 7–12 with about 1,743 students. Its ICSEA is 1,079, where the national average is 1000.

1,743students

1,079ICSEA · higher than 86% of WA private schools

28%language background other than English

1%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

134teaching staff (FTE)

Sector, ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

#21 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand A2See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: Chisholm Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school in Bedford, about 6 km north-east of the Perth CBD, serving Years 7 to 12 with roughly 1,700 students. It was established in 1989 through the amalgamation of St Mark's College, Bedford and St Thomas Aquinas College, Inglewood. Listed focus areas include music, performing arts, sports and information technology.

Often praised

Music and performing arts
Sport and IT focus

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

99.2% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

261Eligible Year 12 students

259WACE achieved (students)

145Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

55.6Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

73Certificate II or above (students)

28.0Certificate II or above (%)

218Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	99.2
2023	99.2
2022	99.2
2021	98.4

Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
John Forrest Secondary College	Morley	Public high school	0.8 km	1,026	1,170
Mount Lawley Senior High SchoolGATE	Mount Lawley	Public high school	3.1 km	1,103	2,117
Perth College	Mount Lawley	Independent k–12 / combined	3.2 km	1,138	918
Hampton Senior High SchoolGATE	Morley	Public high school	3.4 km	983	1,186
Carmel School	Dianella	Independent k–12 / combined	3.9 km	1,149	411
Cyril Jackson Senior Campus	Bassendean	Public high school	4.0 km	962	536
Morley Senior High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Noranda	Public high school	4.5 km	1,008	1,009
Kiara CollegeGifted class: Gifted class	Kiara	Public high school	5.0 km	804	655

Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
Prendiville Catholic College	Ocean Reef	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,112	1,073
Christian Brothers' College	Fremantle	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,044	1,092
St Norbert College	Queens Park	Catholic high school · 7-12	920	1,060
Mater Dei College	Edgewater	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,123	1,056

About this data

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