Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025West Pymble, New South Wales 2073 · Ku-ring-gai LGA
#19 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#75 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in West Pymble, New South Wales (2073), within the Ku-ring-gai local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 104 students (57 girls and 47 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1174, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 98th percentile of Australian schools. 70% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 0% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (9.4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 22% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School scores 83.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 19th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 22 in the Ku-ring-gai area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1174
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)70% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-22% enrolments since 2020 (area median -18%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School's 104 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
West Pymble Public School
West Pymble · Government primary · K-6
250 students · ICSEA 1173 · 636 m away
Gordon West Public School
Pymble · Government primary · K-6
424 students · ICSEA 1150 · 827 m away
Turramurra High School
South Turramurra · Government high school · 7-12
987 students · ICSEA 1118 · 1.5 km away
Pymble Ladies' College
Pymble · Independent combined · K-12
2,501 students · ICSEA 1178 · 1.6 km away
Killara Public School
Killara · Government primary · K-6
273 students · ICSEA 1148 · 1.7 km away
Macquarie University Special Education Centre
Macquarie University · Independent special · U
47 students · ICSEA 1074 · 1.9 km away
NextSense School - Blind Deafblind Program
Macquarie Park · Independent special · U
7 students · ICSEA 1017 · 2.0 km away
Beaumont Road Public School
Killara · Government primary · K-6
310 students · ICSEA 1164 · 2.1 km away
Turramurra Public School
Turramurra · Government primary · K-6
531 students · ICSEA 1181 · 2.3 km away
NextSense School - Spoken Language Program
Macquarie Park · Independent special · U
22 students · ICSEA 977 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Lane Cove · Catholic primary · K-6
502 students · ICSEA 1176
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Primary School
Epping · Catholic primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 1170
St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School
Northbridge · Catholic primary · K-6
102 students · ICSEA 1170
Fr John Therry Catholic Primary School Balmain - Rozelle
Balmain · Catholic primary · K-6
349 students · ICSEA 1170
St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School
Balgowlah · Catholic primary · K-6
232 students · ICSEA 1168
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Lindfield · Catholic primary · K-6
259 students · ICSEA 1168
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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 Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School offer?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School had 104 enrolled students (57 girls, 47 boys), a change of -22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1174. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School ranks 19th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (83.2/100), and 75th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School had 14 students in Kindergarten and 11 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 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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