McCarthy Catholic College
West Tamworth NSW 2340
McCarthy Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in West Tamworth, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 935 students. Its ICSEA is 991, 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: McCarthy Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic high school for Years 7-12 in West Tamworth, formed in 2000 through the amalgamation of two earlier schools. It continues the traditions of the Dominican Sisters and Christian Brothers and is administered by the Diocese of Armidale. About 935 students attend, and its mission statement is Receive, Worship, Serve.
Often praised
- Dominican and Christian Brothers traditions
- Co-educational Years 7-12
- Diocesan Catholic community
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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 McCarthy 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 | 0.07 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0.12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0.10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0.17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0.07 | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calrossy Anglican School - Simpson House Campus | Tamworth | Independent high school | 0.3 km | — | — |
| Calrossy Anglican School | Tamworth | Independent high school | 1.9 km | 1,079 | 1,033 |
| Calrossy Anglican School - William Cowper Campus | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | — | — |
| Oxley High School | North Tamworth | Public high school | 2.0 km | 936 | 1,004 |
| Tamworth High School | South Tamworth | Public high school | 3.7 km | 860 | 658 |
| Peel High SchoolPartially | Tamworth | Public high school | 3.9 km | 831 | 629 |
| Carinya Christian School Tamworth | Tamworth | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.5 km | 1,034 | 857 |
| Farrer Memorial Agricultural High SchoolAgricultural | Calala | Public high school | 9.3 km | 1,025 | 606 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll College | Broulee | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 493 | 987 |
| Delany College | Granville | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 348 | 996 |
| Emmaus Catholic College | Kemps Creek | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 674 | 996 |
| Newman Senior Technical College | Port Macquarie | Catholic high school · 11-12 | 327 | 996 |
| St Joseph's College | Lochinvar | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 973 | 996 |
| St Mary's Catholic College | Casino | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 425 | 985 |
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.