Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lawson, New South Wales 2783 · Blue Mountains LGA
#256 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#862 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Lawson, New South Wales (2783), within the Blue Mountains local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 115 students (59 girls and 56 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1076, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 33% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 13% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (13.7 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School scores 71.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 256th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (3rd of 20 in the Blue Mountains area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1076
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)33% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 The Nativity Primary School's 115 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Lawson Public School
Lawson · Government primary · K-6
196 students · ICSEA 1000 · 1.1 km away
Korowal School
Hazelbrook · Independent combined · K-12
259 students · ICSEA 1084 · 1.2 km away
Hazelbrook Public School
Hazelbrook · Government primary · K-6
356 students · ICSEA 1044 · 1.9 km away
Blue Mountains Steiner School
Hazelbrook · Independent primary · K-6
69 students · ICSEA 1073 · 2.6 km away
Wentworth Falls Public School
Wentworth Falls · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1074 · 6.2 km away
Kindlehill School
Wentworth Falls · Independent combined · K-12
114 students · ICSEA 1077 · 6.2 km away
Blue Mountains Grammar School
Wentworth Falls · Independent combined · K-12
512 students · ICSEA 1140 · 6.5 km away
Leura Public School
Leura · Government primary · K-6
199 students · ICSEA 1055 · 9.6 km away
Faulconbridge Public School
Faulconbridge · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1063 · 10 km away
Springwood High School
Springwood · Government high school · 7-12
566 students · ICSEA 1027 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Seven Hills · Catholic primary · K-6
389 students · ICSEA 1076
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
Wyoming · Catholic primary · K-6
443 students · ICSEA 1076
St Patrick's Primary School
Wallsend · Catholic primary · K-6
323 students · ICSEA 1076
St Peter's Primary School
Port Macquarie · Catholic primary · K-6
534 students · ICSEA 1075
Mater Dei Primary School
Lake Albert · Catholic primary · K-6
322 students · ICSEA 1075
St Andrews Primary School
Marayong · Catholic primary · K-6
796 students · ICSEA 1074
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of The Nativity 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 The Nativity Primary School offer?
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School had 115 enrolled students (59 girls, 56 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School?
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1076. 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 The Nativity Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School ranks 256th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (71.6/100), and 862nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School?
Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School has about 8.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School had 19 students in Kindergarten and 19 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of The Nativity 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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