Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Fairy Meadow, New South Wales 2519 · Wollongong LGA
#536 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1643 of 4,908 nationally
About Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Fairy Meadow, New South Wales (2519), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 335 students (148 girls and 187 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1081, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (22.5 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 21% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School scores 63.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 536th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (22nd of 58 in the Wollongong area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1081
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-21% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School's 335 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Ousley Public School
Fairy Meadow · Government primary · K-6
193 students · ICSEA 1079 · 207 m away
Elonera Montessori School
Mount Ousley · Independent combined · K-12
187 students · ICSEA 1108 · 594 m away
Fairy Meadow Public School
Fairy Meadow · Government primary · P-6
342 students · ICSEA 1002 · 843 m away
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,169 students · ICSEA 1075 · 892 m away
Keira High School
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
723 students · ICSEA 984 · 993 m away
Towradgi Public School
Fairy Meadow · Government primary · K-6
134 students · ICSEA 1031 · 1.4 km away
Para Meadows School
North Wollongong · Government special · U
113 students · ICSEA 945 · 1.5 km away
Pleasant Heights Public School
Mount Pleasant · Government primary · K-6
241 students · ICSEA 1126 · 1.6 km away
Wollongong Flexible School
Towradgi · Independent special · 7-10
71 students · ICSEA 895 · 1.7 km away
Tarrawanna Public School
Tarrawanna · Government primary · K-6
164 students · ICSEA 982 · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Kincumber · Catholic primary · K-6
285 students · ICSEA 1081
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Woy Woy South · Catholic primary · K-6
551 students · ICSEA 1081
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School
Lidcombe · Catholic primary · K-6
357 students · ICSEA 1081
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
Holsworthy · Catholic primary · K-6
576 students · ICSEA 1080
St John Vianney's Primary School
Doonside · Catholic primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1083
St Bernadette's Primary School
Dundas Valley · Catholic primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1083
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School offer?
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School had 335 enrolled students (148 girls, 187 boys), a change of -21% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School?
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1081. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School ranks 536th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (63.0/100), and 1643rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School?
Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School has about 14.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School had 46 students in Kindergarten and 47 in Year 6.
Is Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School 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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