St Bernadette's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dundas Valley, New South Wales 2117 · Parramatta LGA
#201 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#707 of 4,908 nationally
About St Bernadette's Primary School
St Bernadette's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Dundas Valley, New South Wales (2117), within the Parramatta local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 188 students (83 girls and 105 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Bernadette's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1083, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 31% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 16 teachers (13.8 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Bernadette's Primary School scores 73.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 201st of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (12th of 43 in the Parramatta area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1083
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)31% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 Bernadette's Primary School's 188 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Bernadette's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Bernadette's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Yates Avenue Public School
Dundas Valley · Government primary · P-6
155 students · ICSEA 1040 · 893 m away
Telopea Public School
Telopea · Government primary · K-6
139 students · ICSEA 991 · 932 m away
Gateway Community High
Carlingford · Independent special · 9-12
74 students · ICSEA 1070 · 1.2 km away
Carlingford Public School
Carlingford · Government primary · K-6
644 students · ICSEA 1109 · 1.3 km away
James Ruse Agricultural High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
857 students · ICSEA 1222 · 1.3 km away
St Patrick's Marist College
Dundas · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,070 students · ICSEA 1089 · 1.4 km away
Cumberland High School
Carlingford · Government high school · 7-12
1,173 students · ICSEA 1060 · 1.4 km away
Carlingford West Public School
Carlingford · Government primary · K-6
1,636 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.5 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Sydney
Oatlands · Independent combined · 3-12
283 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.7 km away
Ermington West Public School
Ermington · Government primary · K-6
104 students · ICSEA 1022 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John Vianney's Primary School
Doonside · Catholic primary · K-6
348 students · ICSEA 1083
St John's Primary School
Lambton · Catholic primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1083
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Gwynneville · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1083
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Enfield · Catholic primary · K-6
399 students · ICSEA 1083
St Joan of Arc Catholic Primary School
Haberfield · Catholic primary · K-6
110 students · ICSEA 1083
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Riverwood · Catholic primary · K-6
450 students · ICSEA 1083
Frequently asked questions
Is St Bernadette's Primary School a public or private school?
St Bernadette's Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Bernadette's Primary School offer?
St Bernadette's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Bernadette's Primary School?
In 2025, St Bernadette's Primary School had 188 enrolled students (83 girls, 105 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Bernadette's Primary School?
St Bernadette's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1083. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Bernadette's Primary School rank in NSW?
St Bernadette's Primary School ranks 201st of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (73.3/100), and 707th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Bernadette's Primary School?
St Bernadette's Primary School has about 13.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Bernadette's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Bernadette's Primary School had 25 students in Kindergarten and 29 in Year 6.
Is St Bernadette's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Bernadette's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Bernadette's Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Bernadette's 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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