St John Paul College
Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
St John Paul College is a Catholic secondary school in Coffs Harbour, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,062 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,044, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: St John Paul College is a Catholic secondary school for Years 7-12 in Coffs Harbour, opened in 1983 after years of parish and parent planning. It has about 1,060 students, and was renamed in 2014 following the canonisation of Pope John Paul II. Its motto is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
Often praised
- Local parish and parent origins
- Catholic faith-based 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 St John Paul 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 | 0.24 | 28 |
| 2024 | 0.23 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0.30 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0.26 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0.32 | 30 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour Senior College | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 0.8 km | 1,038 | 450 |
| Bishop Druitt College | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,109 | 1,351 |
| Coffs Harbour Bible Church School | Toormina | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,021 | 37 |
| Lismore Diocese Online Education Centre | Coffs Harbour | Catholic high school | 2.4 km | — | — |
| Toormina High School | Toormina | Public high school | 3.3 km | 941 | 738 |
| Maam Giingana Gumbaynggirr | Coffs Harbour | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 798 | 81 |
| Coffs Harbour High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 4.2 km | 957 | 782 |
| Orara High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Coffs Harbour | Public high school | 4.8 km | 896 | 856 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic High School | Oak Flats | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,126 | 1,045 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra | Maroubra | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 755 | 1,043 |
| St Peter's Catholic College | Tuggerah | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,078 | 1,045 |
| Southern Cross Catholic College | Burwood | Catholic high school · 10-12 | 139 | 1,042 |
| Cerdon College | Merrylands | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,001 | 1,041 |
| Mount Carmel Catholic College | Varroville | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,142 | 1,041 |
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.