St Anthony of Padua Catholic College
Austral NSW 2179
St Anthony of Padua Catholic College is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Austral, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 11 with about 1,539 students. Its ICSEA is 1,037, 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: St Anthony of Padua Catholic College in Austral opened in 2017 with 42 Kindergarten students and now has over 1,500 enrolled. Located in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, it aims to offer co-education from preschool to Year 12. It has a focus on STEM and specialised spaces for engineering, creative arts, food technology and visual arts, linked to the local parish.
Often praised
- STEM focus
- Specialised learning spaces
- Parish connection
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Grammar College | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,059 | 1,428 |
| Arrahman College | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,084 | 256 |
| Al-Faisal College - Liverpool | Austral | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,097 | 1,573 |
| Thomas Hassall Anglican College | Middleton Grange | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,083 | 1,721 |
| Malek Fahd Islamic School Hoxton Park | Hoxton Park | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.1 km | — | — |
| William Carey Christian School | Prestons | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,105 | 1,325 |
| Bellfield College | Rossmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 984 | 704 |
| Leppington Anglican College | Leppington | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,101 | 485 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Parish School | Cooma | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-10 | 457 | 1,037 |
| All Saints Catholic College | Liverpool | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 692 | 1,040 |
| MacKillop Catholic College | Woongarrah | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,558 | 1,042 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield | Ashfield | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee | Mudgee | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,122 | 1,022 |
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.