Our Lady of The Way Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Emu Plains, New South Wales 2750 · Penrith LGA
#587 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1799 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of The Way Primary School
Our Lady of The Way Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Emu Plains, New South Wales (2750), within the Penrith local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 328 students (172 girls and 156 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of The Way Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1047, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 67th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (25.5 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of The Way Primary School scores 61.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 587th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 48 in the Penrith area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1047
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-7% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Way Primary School's 328 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of The Way Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of The Way Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Emu Plains Public School
Emu Plains · Government primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 993 · 147 m away
Leonay Public School
Emu Plains · Government primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 1049 · 1.1 km away
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School
Emu Plains · Government high school · 7-12
807 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.5 km away
Emu Heights Public School
Emu Plains · Government primary · K-6
237 students · ICSEA 1006 · 2.2 km away
Penola Catholic College Emu Plains
Emu Plains · Catholic high school · 7-12
709 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.4 km away
Regentville Public School
Regentville · Government primary · K-6
523 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.7 km away
Lapstone Public School
Glenbrook · Government primary · K-6
158 students · ICSEA 1113 · 2.9 km away
Blaxland East Public School
Blaxland East · Government primary · K-6
379 students · ICSEA 1068 · 3.2 km away
Jamisontown Public School
South Penrith · Government primary · K-6
317 students · ICSEA 980 · 3.2 km away
Glenbrook Public School
Glenbrook · Government primary · K-6
338 students · ICSEA 1120 · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Trinity Primary School
Granville · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1047
St John the Baptist Primary School
Maitland · Catholic primary · K-6
397 students · ICSEA 1047
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Camden · Catholic primary · K-6
622 students · ICSEA 1047
Mt Carmel School
Yass · Catholic primary · K-6
270 students · ICSEA 1048
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Belmont · Catholic primary · K-6
124 students · ICSEA 1048
St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School
Regents Park · Catholic primary · K-6
383 students · ICSEA 1048
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of The Way Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of The Way 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 Way Primary School offer?
Our Lady of The Way Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of The Way Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of The Way Primary School had 328 enrolled students (172 girls, 156 boys), a change of -7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of The Way Primary School?
Our Lady of The Way Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1047. 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 The Way Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of The Way Primary School ranks 587th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (61.5/100), and 1799th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of The Way Primary School?
Our Lady of The Way Primary School has about 12.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of The Way Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of The Way Primary School had 49 students in Kindergarten and 48 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of The Way Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of The Way Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of The Way Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of The Way 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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