Mount St John Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dorrigo, New South Wales 2453 · Bellingen LGA
About Mount St John Primary School
Mount St John Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Dorrigo, New South Wales (2453), within the Bellingen local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 61 students (31 girls and 30 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Mount St John Primary School has an ICSEA value of 961, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 29th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 43% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (6.6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount St John Primary School scores 36.6 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 961
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-6 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 Mount St John Primary School's 61 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount St John Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount St John Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dorrigo Public School
Dorrigo · Government primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 948 · 621 m away
Dorrigo High School
Dorrigo · Government high school · 7-12
118 students · ICSEA 951 · 1.2 km away
Orama Public School
Thora · Government primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 983 · 9.7 km away
Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education
Thora · Independent combined · K-10
188 students · ICSEA 1032 · 9.8 km away
Cascade Environmental Education Centre
Cascade · Government combined
· 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John Vianney Primary School
Morisset · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 961
St Joseph's Primary School
Wee Waa · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 961
St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School Coonabarabran
Coonabarabran · Catholic primary · K-6
146 students · ICSEA 959
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 963
St Patrick's Primary School
Holbrook · Catholic primary · K-6
35 students · ICSEA 959
St Mary's Primary School
Batlow · Catholic primary · K-6
42 students · ICSEA 958
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount St John Primary School a public or private school?
Mount St John Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Mount St John Primary School offer?
Mount St John Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount St John Primary School?
In 2025, Mount St John Primary School had 61 enrolled students (31 girls, 30 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount St John Primary School?
Mount St John Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 961. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount St John Primary School?
Mount St John Primary School has about 9.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Mount St John Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mount St John Primary School had 4 students in Kindergarten and 11 in Year 6.
Is Mount St John Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mount St John Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount St John Primary School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Mount St John 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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