Our Lady of Victories Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Shortland, New South Wales 2307 · Newcastle LGA
#704 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2153 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Victories Primary School
Our Lady of Victories Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Shortland, New South Wales (2307), within the Newcastle local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 130 students (73 girls and 57 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady of Victories Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (12.1 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 19% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Victories Primary School scores 57.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 704th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (28th of 45 in the Newcastle area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+19% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-26 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 Victories Primary School's 130 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Victories Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Victories Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Margaret Jurd College
Shortland · Independent special · U
103 students · ICSEA 889 · 76 m away
Shortland Public School
Shortland · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 926 · 789 m away
Heaton Public School
Jesmond · Government primary · K-6
162 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.3 km away
Awabakal Environmental Education Centre
Shortland · Government combined
· 1.4 km away
Callaghan College Jesmond Senior Campus
Jesmond · Government high school · 11-12
659 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.5 km away
Jesmond Public School
Jesmond · Government primary · K-6
216 students · ICSEA 923 · 1.7 km away
Waratah West Public School
Waratah West · Government primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 963 · 2.3 km away
Callaghan College Wallsend Campus
Wallsend · Government high school · 7-10
890 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.4 km away
Plattsburg Public School
Wallsend · Government primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 910 · 2.5 km away
St John's Primary School
Lambton · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1083 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Corpus Christi Primary School
Cranebrook · Catholic primary · K-6
518 students · ICSEA 1025
St Joseph's Primary School
Denman · Catholic primary · K-6
42 students · ICSEA 1026
St Therese's Catholic Primary School
Lakemba · Catholic primary · K-6
176 students · ICSEA 1024
St Michael's Primary School
Coolamon · Catholic primary · K-6
76 students · ICSEA 1024
St Mary's Primary School
Corowa · Catholic primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1026
All Saints Primary School
Tumbarumba · Catholic primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 1026
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Victories Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Victories 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 Victories Primary School offer?
Our Lady of Victories Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Victories Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Victories Primary School had 130 enrolled students (73 girls, 57 boys), a change of 19% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Victories Primary School?
Our Lady of Victories Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. 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 Victories Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady of Victories Primary School ranks 704th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (57.1/100), and 2153rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Victories Primary School?
Our Lady of Victories Primary School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady of Victories Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Victories Primary School had 22 students in Kindergarten and 18 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Victories Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Victories Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Victories Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Victories 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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