John Paul College

Lionel Street, Kalgoorlie WA 6430

CatholicHigh schoolYears 7-12

John Paul College is a Catholic secondary school in Kalgoorlie, WA for Years 7–12 with about 704 students. Its ICSEA is 1,010, where the national average is 1000.

Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link

704students

1,010ICSEA · higher than 27% of WA private schools

31%language background other than English

5%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

54teaching 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

#76 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand C1See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: John Paul College is a Catholic co-educational secondary school for Years 7 to 12 serving the Eastern Goldfields from Kalgoorlie. It was formed in 1984 when two earlier Catholic colleges amalgamated and was named after Pope John Paul II. It has around 710 students, and its motto is Justice, Peace, Charity.

Often praised

Serves Eastern Goldfields region
Justice, Peace, Charity values

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

93.6% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

47Eligible Year 12 students

44WACE achieved (students)

24Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

51.1Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

10Certificate II or above (students)

21.3Certificate II or above (%)

34Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	93.6
2023	83.0
2022	90.4
2021	97.4

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
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class	Kalgoorlie	Public high school	0.3 km	890	941
Eastern Goldfields College	Kalgoorlie	Public high school	1.5 km	954	515
Goldfields Baptist College	Kalgoorlie	Independent k–12 / combined	2.0 km	1,017	247

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
St Luke's College	Karratha	Catholic high school · 7-12	672	1,010
Irene McCormack Catholic College	Butler	Catholic high school · 7-12	696	1,013
Lumen Christi College	Martin	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,068	1,004
Nagle Catholic College	Geraldton	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,232	1,017
Our Lady of Mercy College	Australind	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,037	1,019
La Salle College	Middle Swan	Catholic high school · 7-12	1,383	1,028

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.