Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sefton, New South Wales 2162 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#710 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2167 of 4,908 nationally
About Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Sefton, New South Wales (2162), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 337 students (168 girls and 169 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1046, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 67th percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 24 teachers (20.4 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School scores 56.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 710th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (24th of 69 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1046
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School's 337 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sefton Infants School
Sefton · Government primary · P-2
93 students · ICSEA 1027 · 282 m away
Chester Hill Public School
Chester Hill · Government primary · K-6
578 students · ICSEA 958 · 656 m away
Sefton High School
Sefton · Government high school · 7-12
1,121 students · ICSEA 1033 · 814 m away
Salamah College
Chester Hill · Independent combined · K-12
1,353 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.2 km away
Karningul School
Regents Park · Government special · U
20 students · ICSEA 919 · 1.4 km away
Birrong Public School
Birrong · Government primary · K-6
451 students · ICSEA 967 · 1.4 km away
Regents Park Public School
Regents Park · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 968 · 1.5 km away
Birrong Girls High School
Birrong · Government high school · 7-12
726 students · ICSEA 956 · 1.6 km away
Birrong Boys High School
Birrong · Government high school · 7-12
366 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.7 km away
Chester Hill High School
Chester Hill · Government high school · 7-12
1,056 students · ICSEA 912 · 1.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of The Way Primary School
Emu Plains · Catholic primary · K-6
328 students · ICSEA 1047
Holy Trinity Primary School
Granville · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1047
St John the Baptist Primary School
Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1047
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Camden · Catholic primary · K-6
622 students · ICSEA 1047
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School
Rosemeadow · Catholic primary · K-6
202 students · ICSEA 1045
St Joseph's Primary School
Alstonville · Catholic primary · K-6
187 students · ICSEA 1045
Frequently asked questions
Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School offer?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School had 337 enrolled students (168 girls, 169 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1046. 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 Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School ranks 710th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (56.9/100), and 2167th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School?
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School has about 16.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School had 52 students in Kindergarten and 53 in Year 6.
Is Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Immaculate Heart of Mary 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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