St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Picton, New South Wales 2571 · Wollondilly LGA
#1017 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3173 of 4,908 nationally
About St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Picton, New South Wales (2571), within the Wollondilly local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 410 students (210 girls and 200 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1019, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 22% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (22.7 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School scores 43.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1017th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (3rd of 12 in the Wollondilly area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1019
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-14 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School's 410 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Picton Public School
Picton · Government primary · K-6
307 students · ICSEA 991 · 651 m away
Picton High School
Picton · Government high school · 7-12
1,182 students · ICSEA 950 · 2.7 km away
Thirlmere Public School
Thirlmere · Government primary · K-6
401 students · ICSEA 959 · 5.5 km away
Tahmoor Public School
Tahmoor · Government primary · K-6
525 students · ICSEA 927 · 6.7 km away
Cawdor Public School
Camden · Government primary · K-6
76 students · ICSEA 982 · 8.9 km away
Douglas Park Public School
Douglas Park · Government primary · K-6
145 students · ICSEA 1031 · 9.3 km away
Wilton Public School
Wilton · Government primary · K-6
666 students · ICSEA 1018 · 9.5 km away
Wollondilly Anglican College
Tahmoor · Independent combined · K-12
1,247 students · ICSEA 1054 · 9.8 km away
Buxton Public School
Buxton · Government primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 949 · 10 km away
Camden Park Environmental Education Centre
Menangle · Government combined
· 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
Kingswood · Catholic primary · K-6
310 students · ICSEA 1019
St Joseph's Primary School
Maclean · Catholic primary · K-6
135 students · ICSEA 1019
St Mary's Primary School
Moruya · Catholic primary · K-6
174 students · ICSEA 1020
St Canice's Primary School
Katoomba · Catholic primary · K-6
67 students · ICSEA 1020
St Mary's Primary School
Grafton · Catholic primary · K-6
259 students · ICSEA 1020
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange
Orange · Catholic primary · K-6
505 students · ICSEA 1020
Frequently asked questions
Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Anthony's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School had 410 enrolled students (210 girls, 200 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1019. 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 St Anthony's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School ranks 1017th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (43.6/100), and 3173rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School has about 18.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Anthony's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Anthony's Catholic Primary School had 58 students in Kindergarten and 52 in Year 6.
Is St Anthony's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Anthony's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Anthony's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Anthony's 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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