School Profile
Grow In Christ
Chisholm Catholic College is a co‐educational Year 7 to 12 secondary College located in the suburb of Bedford, in Perth. It caters for students from the surrounding metropolitan area with approximately 1700 students enrolled.
The heart of the College mission is to nurture the formation of each individual student as reflected in the College motto ‐ ‘Grow in Christ’. This mission is encompassed in all learning programmes and pastoral care structures throughout the College. A very comprehensive curriculum programmes and differentiated learning structures cater for the range and large number of students, with the primary aim of providing the best secondary education in a high quality teaching and learning environment.
The College was named after Caroline Chisholm, a Catholic social reformer and social justice advocate in colonial New South Wales. Caroline was significant in providing improved living and employment conditions and educational opportunities for migrant families.
A Range of Opportunities
Students have a range of opportunities and broad pathways including towards University, Technical and Further Education, Vocational and Education Training Certificate qualifications and on job (work placement) training programmes. Students can participate in a full range of co‐curricular programmes including the Stellatus Gifted and Talented Programme, inter-school sport, the performing and creative arts, debating, mock trials, a variety of academic competitions and study tours and significant cultural immersion programmes.
Strategic Planning is an important and necessary process that provides an ongoing sequence of goals and plans for improvement. Major strategic objectives at Board level combined with a continual review of school priorities, aims to provide the best educational outcomes for all in our community.
Strategic Directions and School Improvement Planning
This latest edition of the College Strategic Directions and School Improvement Planning is a broad document that encompasses numerous planning aspects for the College in the upcoming, foreseeable, future. In keeping with CECWA’s Strategic Directions and Vision for Quality Catholic Education the plan outlines the strategic priorities for Chisholm Catholic College and its educational community across this period.
As a single, wide ranging, statement of strategic intent, the plan embraces our work and improvement plans and goals within our Vision for Learning, curriculum delivery and development, evangelisation, wellbeing and pastoral care, Aboriginal Education and community engagement.
Profile Information 2023 Data
WACE
99.2% of Chisholm’s Year 12 students achieved the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)
ATAR
Median ATAR: 82.70
Chisholm ranked 29th from the first 50 schools with highest median ATAR
2 Subject Certificates of Excellence:
Isabelle Doyle (English ATAR)
Jennifer Le (Mathematics Methods ATAR)
2024 College Dux – Jennifer Le – 99.8 (highest ATAR)
2024 College Proxime Accessit – James Robbins – 99.7 (second highest ATAR)
103 Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualifications completed as Certificate II, III or IV
Over 98% of students wishing to pursue university studies have been offered a place
20 Certificates of Distinction – awarded to each eligible student who, in Years 11 and 12, achieves 190–200 points. (points are accrued from A and B grades and VET equivalents)
36 Certificates of Merit – awarded to each eligible student who, in Years 11 and 12, achieves 150–189 points. (points are accrued from A and B grades and VET equivalents)
13 668 Chisholm Care hours completed
7 355 Workplace hours completed
NAPLAN
NAPLAN 2023 SUMMARY
Chisholm Catholic College was recognised in 2023 by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) as being a high performing school in NAPLAN. Our Year 7 and 9 students consistently achieved more than 10 units above the comparative CEWA, State and National mean scaled scores in all five assessed areas. The number of students in both year groups achieving the exceeding and strong proficiency levels were also greater than the comparative data in all areas. As a result of our students performing significantly above all other students nationally, Chisholm Catholic College is placed as one of the top 20 schools in Western Australia.
| Year 7 | Year 9 |
Students Assessed | 294 (100%) | 291 (99.7%) |
| WRITING | READING | NUMERACY | |||
PROFICIENCY ACHIEVED | Year 7 | Year 9 | Year 7 | Year 9 | Year 7 | Year 9 |
Exceeding | 75 (26%) | 77 (27%) | 84 (29%) | 77 (26%) | 46 (16%) | 53 (18%) |
Strong | 173 (59%) | 169 (58%) | 166 (56%) | 170 (58%) | 198 (68%) | 212 (73%) |
Developing | 42 (14%) | 43 (15%) | 38 (13%) | 42 (14%) | 37 (13%) | 21 (7%) |
Needs Additional Support | 4 (1%) | 1 (0%) | 6 (2%) | 2 (1%) | 9 (3%) | 3 (1%) |
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Teaching staff: 34% Male, 66% Female
Total all staff: 31% Male, 69% Female
Indigenous staff: 1% (2 staff)
Masters Level Degrees
28
Bachelors Level Degrees
92
Diplomas
8
Community Satisfaction
To measure community satisfaction and positively transform culture, Chisholm Catholic College engages in school climate surveys to assess our school environment and how it can be improved. In collaboration with NSI (National School Improvement Partnerships), stakeholders were given an opportunity to comment from their perspective to improve a range of outcomes for student, staff and parent.
From this valuable input, goals were formed and used to create the College’s Vision in Action, a constant reminder of Areas to Celebrate as well as Areas for Growth. Our community has identified that quality relationships (peer connectedness, parent communication and supported staff), safe and supportive environment and aspirations for excellence as areas to celebrate. Rule clarity, feedback and professional learning were recognised as areas for growth. These results enable data-informed decision making that tangibly impacts the climate of our College for all to flourish. Together growing Chisholm, ensuring our motto is a reality
Further feedback suggests that the College is regarded as a well-resourced and managed school within the private educational sector. Chisholm continues to offer exceptional comparative value and a quality catholic education, forming agents of change who are equipped to serve the needs of the future.