Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Earlwood, New South Wales 2206 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#147 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#551 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Earlwood, New South Wales (2206), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 374 students (193 girls and 181 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1110, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (22.6 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School scores 74.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 147th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd 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 1110
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+21 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 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School's 374 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Earlwood Public School
Earlwood · Government primary · K-6
600 students · ICSEA 1107 · 458 m away
Bardwell Park Infants School
Bardwell Park · Government primary · K-2
33 students · ICSEA 1088 · 735 m away
Undercliffe Public School
Earlwood · Government primary · K-6
152 students · ICSEA 1092 · 1.1 km away
Canterbury South Public School
Canterbury · Government primary · K-6
269 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.4 km away
Kingdom Culture Christian School
Arncliffe · Independent combined · K-12
196 students · ICSEA 1082 · 1.5 km away
Edgeware School
Hurlstone Park · Government special · U
31 students · ICSEA 851 · 1.6 km away
Athelstane Public School
Arncliffe · Government primary · K-6
277 students · ICSEA 1003 · 1.6 km away
Bexley North Public School
Bexley · Government primary · K-6
340 students · ICSEA 1071 · 1.6 km away
Clemton Park Public School
Earlwood · Government primary · K-6
500 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.7 km away
Arncliffe West Infants School
Arncliffe · Government primary · P-2
86 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Finbar's Primary School
Glenbrook · Catholic primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1110
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School
Caringbah · Catholic primary · K-6
599 students · ICSEA 1110
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Concord · Catholic primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 1110
St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School
Gymea · Catholic primary · K-6
596 students · ICSEA 1109
St Mary - St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Maroubra · Catholic primary · K-6
388 students · ICSEA 1109
St Joseph's Primary School
Schofields · Catholic primary · K-6
724 students · ICSEA 1108
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School offer?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School had 374 enrolled students (193 girls, 181 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1110. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School ranks 147th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (74.8/100), and 551st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes 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 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School had 62 students in Kindergarten and 48 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Lourdes 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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