St Mary Star of the Sea College
Wollongong NSW 2500
St Mary Star of the Sea College is an independent secondary school in Wollongong, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,128 students. Its ICSEA is 1,104, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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 Mary Star of the Sea College is a Catholic girls' secondary school in Wollongong for Years 7-12, with around 1,100 students. Its roots go back to 1873, when the Sisters of the Good Samaritan arrived to set up a parish school, and the college marked its 150th anniversary in 2023. It operates as a day school.
Often praised
- Over 150 years of history
- Good Samaritan tradition
- Girls' education
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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 Mary Star of the Sea 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 | 0.62 | 112 |
| 2024 | 0.71 | 123 |
| 2023 | 0.42 | 69 |
| 2022 | 0.46 | 70 |
| 2021 | 0.50 | 80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Hill High SchoolFully | Wollongong | Public high school | 0.9 km | 1,186 | 735 |
| Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts | Fairy Meadow | Public high school | 2.4 km | 1,075 | 1,168 |
| Keira High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Fairy Meadow | Public high school | 2.5 km | 984 | 723 |
| Elonera Montessori School | Mount Ousley | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,108 | 187 |
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Independent high school | 3.6 km | 1,083 | 1,054 |
| Figtree High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Figtree | Public high school | 4.5 km | 1,013 | 880 |
| Corrimal High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Corrimal | Public high school | 5.7 km | 940 | 569 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Performing Arts Grammar School | Glebe | Independent high school · 7-12 | 129 | 1,103 |
| Alpha Omega Senior College | Auburn | Independent high school · 7-12 | 822 | 1,111 |
| Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Independent high school · 7-12 | 2,242 | 1,124 |
| Edmund Rice College | West Wollongong | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,054 | 1,083 |
| Rosebank College | Five Dock | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,472 | 1,125 |
| Chevalier College | Burradoo | Independent high school · 7-12 | 951 | 1,081 |
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.