Stella Maris College
Manly NSW 2095
Stella Maris College is an independent secondary school in Manly, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,006 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,135, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Stella Maris College is an independent Catholic girls' school at the northern end of Manly Beach, established in 1931 by the Good Samaritan Sisters. It serves about 1,000 students in Years 7-12. Student wellbeing is described as founded on positive education principles and Benedictine values that uphold the dignity of each student. It is regularly noted among the stronger academic schools on the Northern Beaches.
Often praised
- Positive education wellbeing focus
- Beachside Manly location
- Good Samaritan Benedictine values
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Stella Maris 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 | 0.96 | 114 |
| 2024 | 0.93 | 139 |
| 2023 | 1.15 | 130 |
| 2022 | 1.11 | 129 |
| 2021 | 0.87 | 103 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella Maris College Benedict Campus | Manly | Independent high school | 0.5 km | — | — |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus | Manly Vale | Public high school | 1.3 km | 1,115 | 1,021 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus | Freshwater | Public high school | 2.2 km | 1,098 | 646 |
| St Paul's Catholic College | Manly | Catholic high school | 2.2 km | 1,091 | 468 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly CampusFully | North Curl Curl | Public high school | 2.7 km | 1,217 | 765 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus | Balgowlah | Public high school | 3.1 km | 1,115 | 1,099 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frensham School | Mittagong | Independent high school · 7-12 | 345 | 1,137 |
| St Scholastica's College Glebe Point | Glebe | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,044 | 1,138 |
| Waverley College | Waverley | Independent high school · 5-12 | 1,525 | 1,131 |
| St Joseph's College | Hunters Hill | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,100 | 1,130 |
| Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta | Parramatta | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,097 | 1,144 |
| Rosebank College | Five Dock | Independent high school · 7-12 | 1,472 | 1,125 |
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.