Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hoxton Park, New South Wales 2171 · Liverpool LGA
#810 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2480 of 4,908 nationally
About Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Hoxton Park, New South Wales (2171), within the Liverpool local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 469 students (254 girls and 215 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1037, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 63rd percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 35 teachers (27.8 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School scores 53.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 810th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (14th of 40 in the Liverpool area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1037
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Shepherd Catholic Primary School's 469 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Good Samaritan Catholic College
Hinchinbrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,297 students · ICSEA 1006 · 498 m away
Hoxton Park High School
Hinchinbrook · Government high school · 7-12
895 students · ICSEA 940 · 1.1 km away
Hoxton Park Public School
Hoxton Park · Government primary · K-6
531 students · ICSEA 985 · 1.2 km away
Miller Public School
Miller · Government primary · K-6
266 students · ICSEA 880 · 1.6 km away
Amity College
Prestons · Independent combined · K-12
2,588 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.8 km away
Miller High School
Miller · Government high school · 7-12
816 students · ICSEA 878 · 1.9 km away
Hinchinbrook Public School
Hinchinbrook · Government primary · K-6
487 students · ICSEA 959 · 1.9 km away
Middleton Grange Public School
Middleton Grange · Government primary · K-6
465 students · ICSEA 1010 · 1.9 km away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Carnes Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
669 students · ICSEA 1059 · 2.0 km away
Dalmeny Public School
Prestons · Government primary · K-6
671 students · ICSEA 1012 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Benedict's Primary School
Edgeworth · Catholic primary · K-6
357 students · ICSEA 1037
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Albion Park · Catholic primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 1037
Marion Catholic Primary School
Horsley Park · Catholic primary · K-6
186 students · ICSEA 1037
St Mary's War Memorial School
West Wyalong · Catholic primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 1038
St Bernadette's Primary School
Lalor Park · Catholic primary · K-6
226 students · ICSEA 1036
Holy Cross Primary School
Glendale · Catholic primary · K-6
153 students · ICSEA 1036
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Good Shepherd 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 Shepherd Catholic Primary School offer?
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School had 469 enrolled students (254 girls, 215 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School?
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1037. 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 Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School ranks 810th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (53.1/100), and 2480th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School?
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School has about 16.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School had 63 students in Kindergarten and 63 in Year 6.
Is Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Shepherd 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School?
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