Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Waterloo, New South Wales 2017 · Sydney LGA
About Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Waterloo, New South Wales (2017), within the Sydney local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 76 students (46 girls and 30 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 938, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (12.4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School scores 39.8 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 938
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -14%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+51 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 Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School's 76 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Yudi Gunyi School
Waterloo · Government special · U
29 students · ICSEA 890 · 589 m away
Redfern Jarjum College
Redfern · Independent special · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 667 · 756 m away
Alexandria Park Community School
Alexandria · Government combined · K-12
1,313 students · ICSEA 1052 · 953 m away
Green Square Public School
Zetlands · Government primary · K-6
107 students · ICSEA 1122 · 1.1 km away
Inner Sydney High School
Surry Hills · Government high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.1 km away
Key College
Redfern · Independent special · 9-12
70 students · ICSEA 909 · 1.1 km away
Central Sydney Intensive English High School
Alexandria · Government high school · 7-11
142 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.1 km away
Bourke Street Public School
Surry Hills · Government primary · K-6
381 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.3 km away
Sydney Boys High School
Moore Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1189 · 1.5 km away
Sydney Girls High School
Surry Hills · Government high school · 7-12
929 students · ICSEA 1193 · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Trinity West Wagga
Ashmont · Catholic primary · K-6
242 students · ICSEA 938
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra
Eugowra · Catholic primary · K-6
37 students · ICSEA 939
St Joseph's Primary School
Wingham · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 941
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble
Coonamble · Catholic primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 941
St John's Parish School
Cobar · Catholic primary · K-6
114 students · ICSEA 941
Holy Family Primary School
Emerton · Catholic primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 945
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School offer?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School had 76 enrolled students (46 girls, 30 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 938. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School has about 6.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 5 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 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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