Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Terrigal, New South Wales 2260 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
#300 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#992 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Terrigal, New South Wales (2260), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 605 students (292 girls and 313 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1102, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 41 teachers (29.0 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School scores 70.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 300th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 60 in the Central Coast (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1102
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)20.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School's 605 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Erina Heights Public School
Erina Heights · Government primary · K-6
254 students · ICSEA 1094 · 920 m away
Aspect Central Coast School
Terrigal · Independent special · U
122 students · ICSEA 1030 · 1.5 km away
Terrigal High School
Terrigal · Government high school · 7-12
847 students · ICSEA 1044 · 1.6 km away
Central Coast Grammar School
Erina Heights · Independent combined · K-12
1,561 students · ICSEA 1155 · 1.8 km away
Central Coast Adventist School
Erina · Independent combined · K-12
1,136 students · ICSEA 1112 · 2.2 km away
Terrigal Public School
Terrigal · Government primary · K-6
888 students · ICSEA 1078 · 2.4 km away
Erina High School
Erina · Government high school · 7-12
781 students · ICSEA 996 · 3.0 km away
Woodport Public School
Erina · Government primary · K-6
429 students · ICSEA 1041 · 3.2 km away
Holgate Public School
Holgate · Government primary · K-6
95 students · ICSEA 1047 · 3.5 km away
Kincumber Public School
Kincumber · Government primary · K-6
364 students · ICSEA 1004 · 4.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Christ The King Primary School
North Rocks · Catholic primary · K-6
279 students · ICSEA 1102
Maria Regina Catholic Primary School
Avalon Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
154 students · ICSEA 1102
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Narrabeen · Catholic primary · K-6
195 students · ICSEA 1102
St Joseph's Primary School
Charlestown · Catholic primary · K-6
361 students · ICSEA 1102
St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury
Croydon Park · Catholic primary · K-6
378 students · ICSEA 1102
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Skennars Head · Catholic primary · K-6
446 students · ICSEA 1102
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady Star of The Sea 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 Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School offer?
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School had 605 enrolled students (292 girls, 313 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1102. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School ranks 300th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.3/100), and 992nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School?
Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School has about 20.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School had 80 students in Kindergarten and 81 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady Star of The Sea 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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