St John Bosco College
Engadine NSW 2233
St John Bosco College is a Catholic secondary school in Engadine, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 986 students. Its ICSEA is 1,081, 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 John Bosco College is a co-educational Catholic secondary school in Engadine for Years 7 to 12, with about 986 students. Founded in 1978 by parishioners with the Salesians of Don Bosco, it became a college in 1998 when Year 11 began. Its motto is Joy and Hope, and it offers the Newman Selective Gifted Education Program.
Often praised
- Salesian Catholic tradition
- Newman gifted education program
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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 John Bosco College 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 | 0.72 | 81 |
| 2024 | 0.68 | 92 |
| 2023 | 0.74 | 92 |
| 2022 | 0.73 | 76 |
| 2021 | 0.72 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross Baptist Church Christian School | Engadine | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,108 | 42 |
| Engadine High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Engadine | Public high school | 1.1 km | 1,051 | 1,063 |
| Heathcote High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Heathcote | Public high school | 2.0 km | 1,028 | 633 |
| Shire Christian School | Barden Ridge | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,116 | 926 |
| Lucas Heights Community School | Barden Ridge | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,038 | 795 |
| Aquinas Catholic College | Menai | Catholic high school | 5.1 km | 1,082 | 1,140 |
| Inaburra School | Bangor | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.8 km | 1,123 | 1,211 |
| St Patrick's College Sutherland | Sutherland | Catholic high school | 5.8 km | 1,093 | 1,227 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Catholic College Ballina | Skennars Head | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 884 | 1,081 |
| Aquinas Catholic College | Menai | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,140 | 1,082 |
| Bethany College | Hurstville | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,091 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Kensington | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 702 | 1,083 |
| De La Salle Catholic College, Caringbah | Caringbah | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 536 | 1,078 |
| Santa Sophia Catholic College (Secondary) | Gables | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 999 | 1,078 |
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.