St Paul's Catholic College
Booragul NSW 2284
St Paul's Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in Booragul, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 636 students. Its ICSEA is 1,026, 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 Paul's Catholic College is a co-educational Catholic comprehensive secondary school in Booragul, Lake Macquarie, managed by the Maitland-Newcastle diocese. Founded in 1984, it moved from Years 7-10 to Years 7-12 in the mid 1990s and has around 636 students. It describes a supportive, safe environment with strong links to local industry, the University of Newcastle and TAFE.
Often praised
- Industry and TAFE links
- Supportive environment
- Comprehensive co-educational
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Macquarie High School | Booragul | Public high school | 0.6 km | 925 | 434 |
| Charlton Christian College | Fassifern | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,063 | 831 |
| Toronto High School | Toronto | Public high school | 4.3 km | 961 | 949 |
| Warners Bay High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Warners Bay | Public high school | 4.4 km | 1,056 | 1,159 |
| Glendale Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Glendale | Public high school | 6.5 km | 946 | 800 |
| Cardiff High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cardiff | Public high school | 6.5 km | 986 | 776 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.3 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.3 km | 1,072 | 237 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacKillop College Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 691 | 1,027 |
| Trinity Catholic College Goulburn | Goulburn | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 714 | 1,025 |
| Xavier College | Llandilo | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,185 | 1,025 |
| Kildare Catholic College | Wagga Wagga | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 972 | 1,028 |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains | Emu Plains | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 709 | 1,024 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic High School | Nowra | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 935 | 1,028 |
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.