Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tarro, New South Wales 2322 · Newcastle LGA
#767 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2344 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Tarro, New South Wales (2322), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 260 students (132 girls and 128 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1013, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 53rd percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 23 teachers (17.4 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 23% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School scores 54.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 767th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (31st of 45 in the Newcastle area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1013
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+23% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Primary School's 260 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tarro Public School
Tarro · Government primary · K-6
115 students · ICSEA 892 · 318 m away
Beresfield Public School
Beresfield · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 918 · 994 m away
Francis Greenway High School
Beresfield · Government high school · 7-12
742 students · ICSEA 912 · 1.4 km away
Woodberry Public School
Woodberry · Government primary · K-6
221 students · ICSEA 817 · 2.1 km away
Woodberry Learning Centre
Woodberry · Government special · U
26 students · ICSEA 844 · 2.1 km away
Aspect Hunter School
Thornton · Independent special · U
290 students · ICSEA 1008 · 3.7 km away
Thornton Public School
Thornton · Government primary · K-6
826 students · ICSEA 974 · 3.9 km away
Black Hill Public School
Black Hill · Government primary · K-6
67 students · ICSEA 982 · 5.3 km away
St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Chisholm · Catholic primary · K-6
614 students · ICSEA 1064 · 6.6 km away
St Bede's Catholic College
Chisholm · Catholic high school · 7-12
910 students · ICSEA 1030 · 6.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Bede's Primary School
Braidwood · Catholic primary · K-6
131 students · ICSEA 1013
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Warrawong · Catholic primary · K-6
149 students · ICSEA 1013
St Patrick's Primary School
Gundagai · Catholic primary · K-6
81 students · ICSEA 1012
Trinity Catholic Primary School
Kemps Creek · Catholic primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 1012
Holy Family Primary School
Luddenham · Catholic primary · K-6
256 students · ICSEA 1012
Holy Name Primary School
Forster · Catholic primary · K-6
345 students · ICSEA 1014
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Lourdes 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 Primary School offer?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School had 260 enrolled students (132 girls, 128 boys), a change of 23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1013. 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 Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School ranks 767th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (54.8/100), and 2344th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School has about 14.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School had 45 students in Kindergarten and 48 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Lourdes 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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