Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kiama, New South Wales 2533 · Kiama LGA
#195 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#685 of 4,908 nationally
About Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Kiama, New South Wales (2533), within the Kiama local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 363 students (180 girls and 183 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1104, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 40% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 26 teachers (21.1 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 29% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School scores 73.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 195th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Kiama area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1104
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)40% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+29% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School's 363 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Kiama Public School
Kiama · Government primary · K-6
347 students · ICSEA 1064 · 727 m away
Kiama High School
Kiama · Government high school · 7-12
761 students · ICSEA 1036 · 770 m away
Minnamurra Public School
Minnamurra · Government primary · K-6
464 students · ICSEA 1068 · 5.7 km away
Jamberoo Public School
Jamberoo · Government primary · K-6
131 students · ICSEA 1045 · 8.1 km away
Illawarra Environmental Education Centre
Dunmore · Government combined
· 8.2 km away
Gerringong Public School
Gerringong · Government primary · K-6
378 students · ICSEA 1091 · 8.7 km away
Shell Cove Public School
Shell Cove · Government primary · K-6
463 students · ICSEA 1049 · 8.9 km away
Shellharbour Anglican College
Dunmore · Independent combined · K-12
981 students · ICSEA 1099 · 9.1 km away
Flinders Public School
Flinders · Government primary · K-6
518 students · ICSEA 1004 · 10 km away
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour · Catholic primary · K-6
405 students · ICSEA 1050 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Mona Vale · Catholic primary · K-6
417 students · ICSEA 1104
St James' Primary School
Kotara South · Catholic primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1104
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Daceyville · Catholic primary · K-6
371 students · ICSEA 1104
Santa Sophia Catholic College (Primary)
Gables · Catholic primary · K-6
884 students · ICSEA 1104
Our Lady of the Angels Primary School
Kellyville · Catholic primary · K-6
600 students · ICSEA 1105
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Bowral · Catholic primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 1103
Frequently asked questions
Is Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School offer?
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School had 363 enrolled students (180 girls, 183 boys), a change of 29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1104. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School ranks 195th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (73.5/100), and 685th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School has about 17.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School had 56 students in Kindergarten and 41 in Year 6.
Is Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Ss Peter and Paul 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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