St Mary Mackillop College

College Avenue, West Busselton WA 6280

CatholicK–12 / combinedYears K-12

St Mary Mackillop College is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in West Busselton, WA from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 1,673 students. Its ICSEA is 1,052, where the national average is 1000.

1,673students

1,052ICSEA · higher than 67% of WA private schools

7%language background other than English

2%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

107teaching staff (FTE)

Sector, ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms

#66 of 99 WA non-government schools on the WACE results list, on % of Year 12 students achieving WACEBand B3See the full list

About this school, from public sources

Drawn from public online sources: St Mary MacKillop College is a co-educational Catholic school in West Busselton for Pre-Kindy to Year 12, with nearly 1,500 students. It opened in 2016 through the amalgamation of St Joseph's School, founded in 1922 by the Sisters of St Joseph, and MacKillop Catholic College, founded in 1994. It serves the Busselton community.

Often praised

Long Catholic education history
Pre-Kindy to Year 12

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NAPLAN

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WACE 2024

95.1% of Year 12 students achieving WACE

123Eligible Year 12 students

117WACE achieved (students)

57Completed 4+ ATAR courses (students)

46.3Completed 4+ ATAR courses (%)

44Certificate II or above (students)

35.8Certificate II or above (%)

101Certificate II+ and 4+ ATAR courses (students)

Last 4 years

Year	% of Year 12 students achieving WACE
2024	95.1
2023	95.8
2022	93.8
2021	96.9

Source: School Curriculum and Standards Authority (WA) Year 12 achievement data.

Location and nearby schools

Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.

School	Suburb	Type	Distance	ICSEA	Students
Cornerstone Christian College	Busselton	Independent k–12 / combined	1.1 km	1,038	402
Georgiana Molloy Anglican School	Busselton	Independent k–12 / combined	4.7 km	1,067	1,408
Dunsborough Christian College	Quedjinup	Independent k–12 / combined	21.1 km	1,028	44
South West John Calvin Christian College	Capel	Independent k–12 / combined	25.4 km	1,051	82

Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA

Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.

School	Suburb	Type	Students	ICSEA
St John Bosco College	Piara Waters	Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12	1,382	1,063
Holy Cross College	Ellenbrook	Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12	1,492	1,040
Salvado Catholic College	Byford	Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12	1,097	1,035
Mother Teresa Catholic College	Baldivis	Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12	1,748	1,034
Mandurah Catholic College	Mandurah	Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12	1,736	1,030

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.