Hennessy Catholic College
Young NSW 2594
Hennessy Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in Young, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 426 students. Its ICSEA is 1,012, where the national average is 1000.
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: a Catholic coeducational college for Years 7-12 in Young, NSW, with Catholic education in the town beginning in 1860 and the current name adopted in 1999. About 426 students come from Young and nearby communities including Grenfell, Harden, Cootamundra and Boorowa. Its mission is to "Live Spiritually, Learn Dynamically and Act Justly", inspiring futures of hope.
Often praised
- Catholic coeducational Years 7-12
- Serves wide regional area
- Small class sizes
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 Hennessy Catholic College on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0.40 | 27 |
| 2023 | 0.27 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0.23 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0.47 | 27 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young High School | Young | Public high school | 0.3 km | 920 | 495 |
| New Madinah College | Young | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 931 | 100 |
| Murrumburrah High School | Harden | Public high school | 28.0 km | 915 | 148 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Catholic College | Griffith | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 701 | 1,012 |
| St Clare's Catholic College | Taree | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 630 | 1,012 |
| CathWest Innovation College | Mount Druitt | Catholic high school · 10-12 | 385 | 1,013 |
| La Salle Catholic College | Bankstown | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,057 | 1,011 |
| James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange | Orange | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,030 | 1,010 |
| Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown | Blacktown | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,014 | 1,016 |
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.