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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wentworthville, New South Wales 2145 · Cumberland LGA

67.9/ 100
Success Index
Top 25%

#386 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1213 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
392
-1% over 5 years
ICSEA
1089
81st percentile nationally
Students per teacher
16.1
24.3 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Wentworthville, New South Wales (2145), within the Cumberland local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 392 students (216 girls and 176 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1089, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 36% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 32 teachers (24.3 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School scores 67.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 386th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (7th of 37 in the Cumberland area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1089
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)36% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.1 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
  • 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.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
216
Boys
176
Language background other than English
58%
Indigenous students
1%

Enrolments by year level

How Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School's 392 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
56

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School have changed over the past decade.

3243734222015: 360 students2016: 383 students2017: 387 students2018: 390 students2019: 402 students2020: 395 students2021: 388 students2022: 383 students2023: 382 students2024: 389 students2025: 392 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School a public or private school?

Our Lady of Mount Carmel 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 Primary School offer?

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School?

In 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School had 392 enrolled students (216 girls, 176 boys), a change of -1% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School?

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1089. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School rank in NSW?

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School ranks 386th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (67.9/100), and 1213th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School?

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School has about 16.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School each year?

In 2025, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School had 56 students in Kindergarten and 61 in Year 6.

Is Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School co-ed?

Yes. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 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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