St Catherine's School
Waverley NSW 2024
St Catherine's School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Waverley, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,122 students. Its ICSEA is 1,156, 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 Catherine's School is an Anglican day and boarding school for girls in Waverley, Sydney, from Kindergarten to Year 12, with about 1,000 students including boarders. Founded in 1856, it is described as the oldest Anglican girls' school in Australia. Facilities include a sports centre, a performing arts centre with drama theatre, recording studio and dance studio, and a swimming pool.
Often praised
- Performing arts facilities
- Day and boarding options
- Long-standing girls' school
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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 St Catherine's School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.79 | 234 |
| 2024 | 2.23 | 288 |
| 2023 | 2.10 | 241 |
| 2022 | 2.41 | 270 |
| 2021 | 1.96 | 214 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emanuel School | Randwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,186 | 849 |
| Moriah College | Bondi Junction | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,141 | 1,339 |
| Reddam House | Woollahra | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,203 | — |
| The Scots College, Ginahgulla Centre campus | Bellevue Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | — | — |
| Ascham School | Edgecliff | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,217 | 1,182 |
| The Scots College | Bellevue Hill | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,162 | 2,076 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney | Maroubra Junction | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,173 | 1,129 |
| Hartford College | Daceyville | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,117 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Grammar School | Erina Heights | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,561 | 1,155 |
| Covenant Christian School | Belrose | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 884 | 1,155 |
| German International School Sydney | Terrey Hills | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 380 | 1,158 |
| Pittwater House Schools | Collaroy | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,002 | 1,158 |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 827 | 1,153 |
| St George Christian School | Hurstville | Independent k–12 / combined · K-12 | 845 | 1,159 |
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.