St Brendan's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ganmain, New South Wales 2702 · Coolamon LGA
About St Brendan's Primary School
St Brendan's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Ganmain, New South Wales (2702), within the Coolamon local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 29 students (15 girls and 14 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Brendan's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 982, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 38th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (4.2 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Brendan's Primary School scores 41.9 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 982
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-28% enrolments since 2020 (area median -13%)
- 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 St Brendan's Primary School's 29 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Brendan's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Brendan's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ganmain Public School
Ganmain · Government primary · K-6
25 students · ICSEA 917 · 266 m away
Matong Public School
Matong · Government primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 961 · 11 km away
Coolamon Central School
Coolamon · Government combined · K-12
383 students · ICSEA 974 · 15 km away
St Michael's Primary School
Coolamon · Catholic primary · K-6
76 students · ICSEA 1024 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
Uralla · Catholic primary · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 982
St Mary's Primary School
Casino · Catholic primary · K-6
606 students · ICSEA 981
Sacred Heart Primary School
Boggabri · Catholic primary · K-6
21 students · ICSEA 983
St Joseph's Primary School
Adelong · Catholic primary · K-6
58 students · ICSEA 980
St Joseph's Primary School
Bulahdelah · Catholic primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 980
St Joseph's Primary School
Woodburn · Catholic primary · K-6
83 students · ICSEA 984
Frequently asked questions
Is St Brendan's Primary School a public or private school?
St Brendan'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 Brendan's Primary School offer?
St Brendan's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Brendan's Primary School?
In 2025, St Brendan's Primary School had 29 enrolled students (15 girls, 14 boys), a change of -28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Brendan's Primary School?
St Brendan's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 982. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Brendan's Primary School?
St Brendan's Primary School has about 6.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Brendan's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Brendan's Primary School had 4 students in Kindergarten and 7 in Year 6.
Is St Brendan's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Brendan's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Brendan's Primary School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of St Brendan'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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