Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Orange, New South Wales 2800 · Orange LGA
#916 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2832 of 4,908 nationally
About Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange is a catholic primary school located in Orange, New South Wales (2800), within the Orange local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 505 students (247 girls and 258 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange has an ICSEA value of 1020, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 37 teachers (30.1 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange scores 48.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 916th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 9 in the Orange area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1020
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange's 505 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Orange Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
761 students · ICSEA 1046 · 783 m away
Orange High School
Orange · Government high school · 7-12
914 students · ICSEA 979 · 964 m away
OneSchool Global NSW - Orange
East Orange · Independent combined · 3-12
109 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.2 km away
Bletchington Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
503 students · ICSEA 938 · 1.5 km away
Calare Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
566 students · ICSEA 964 · 1.7 km away
Orange East Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 951 · 1.8 km away
Anson Street School
Orange · Government special · U
134 students · ICSEA 882 · 1.9 km away
Bowen Public School
Orange · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 811 · 2.1 km away
Kinross Wolaroi School
Orange · Independent combined · K-12
1,018 students · ICSEA 1128 · 2.1 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange
Orange · Catholic primary · K-6
426 students · ICSEA 1041 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Primary School
Moruya · Catholic primary · K-6
174 students · ICSEA 1020
St Canice's Primary School
Katoomba · Catholic primary · K-6
67 students · ICSEA 1020
St Mary's Primary School
Grafton · Catholic primary · K-6
259 students · ICSEA 1020
St Joseph's Primary School
Kingswood · Catholic primary · K-6
310 students · ICSEA 1019
St Matthew's Primary School
Windsor · Catholic primary · K-6
303 students · ICSEA 1021
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Picton · Catholic primary · K-6
410 students · ICSEA 1019
Frequently asked questions
Is Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange a public or private school?
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange offer?
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange?
In 2025, Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange had 505 enrolled students (247 girls, 258 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange?
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1020. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange rank in NSW?
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange ranks 916th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (48.1/100), and 2832nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange?
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange has about 16.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange each year?
In 2025, Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange had 61 students in Kindergarten and 76 in Year 6.
Is Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange co-ed?
Yes. Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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