Mount St Patrick Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Murwillumbah, New South Wales 2484 · Tweed LGA
#532 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1624 of 4,908 nationally
About Mount St Patrick Primary School
Mount St Patrick Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales (2484), within the Tweed local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 373 students (182 girls and 191 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Mount St Patrick Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1061, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 72nd percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (22.9 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount St Patrick Primary School scores 63.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 532nd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (6th of 21 in the Tweed area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1061
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+4 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 Patrick Primary School's 373 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount St Patrick Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount St Patrick Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount St Patrick College
Murwillumbah · Catholic high school · 7-12
823 students · ICSEA 1071 · 106 m away
Sathya Sai College
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-12
280 students · ICSEA 1046 · 253 m away
The Small School
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-10
67 students · ICSEA 1071 · 391 m away
Murwillumbah Public School
Murwillumbah · Government primary · K-6
149 students · ICSEA 959 · 551 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
South Murwillumbah · Catholic primary · K-6
161 students · ICSEA 1011 · 788 m away
Murwillumbah High School
Murwillumbah · Government high school · 7-12
347 students · ICSEA 950 · 1.0 km away
Murwillumbah East Public School
Murwillumbah · Government primary · K-6
152 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.2 km away
Tweed Valley Adventist College
Murwillumbah · Independent combined · K-12
381 students · ICSEA 1039 · 2.2 km away
Wollumbin High School
Murwillumbah · Government high school · 7-12
161 students · ICSEA 938 · 3.3 km away
Dungay Public School
Dungay · Government primary · K-6
74 students · ICSEA 980 · 4.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School
Lurnea · Catholic primary · K-6
400 students · ICSEA 1062
St Anne's Primary School
North Albury · Catholic primary · K-6
350 students · ICSEA 1060
St Joseph's Primary School
East Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
449 students · ICSEA 1063
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Moss Vale · Catholic primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1063
John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Bonnyrigg Heights · Catholic primary · K-6
843 students · ICSEA 1059
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Carnes Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
669 students · ICSEA 1059
Frequently asked questions
Is Mount St Patrick Primary School a public or private school?
Mount St Patrick 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 Patrick Primary School offer?
Mount St Patrick Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mount St Patrick Primary School?
In 2025, Mount St Patrick Primary School had 373 enrolled students (182 girls, 191 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount St Patrick Primary School?
Mount St Patrick Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1061. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount St Patrick Primary School rank in NSW?
Mount St Patrick Primary School ranks 532nd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (63.2/100), and 1624th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount St Patrick Primary School?
Mount St Patrick Primary School has about 16.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Mount St Patrick Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mount St Patrick Primary School had 51 students in Kindergarten and 60 in Year 6.
Is Mount St Patrick Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mount St Patrick Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount St Patrick Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mount St Patrick 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 Mount St Patrick Primary School?
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