St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gwynneville, New South Wales 2500 · Wollongong LGA
#460 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1379 of 4,908 nationally
About St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Gwynneville, New South Wales (2500), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 175 students (83 girls and 92 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1083, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 79th percentile of Australian schools. 37% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (11.6 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Brigid's Catholic Primary School scores 66.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 460th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (15th of 58 in the Wollongong 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%)37% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-5% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-21 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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School's 175 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Brigid's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 1065 · 288 m away
Para Meadows School
North Wollongong · Government special · U
113 students · ICSEA 945 · 815 m away
Keiraville Public School
Keiraville · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1103 · 860 m away
Illawarra Hospital School
Wollongong · Government special
· 947 m away
Keira High School
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
723 students · ICSEA 984 · 1.2 km away
Smiths Hill High School
Wollongong · Government high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1186 · 1.2 km away
Wollongong West Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
243 students · ICSEA 991 · 1.3 km away
Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
Fairy Meadow · Government high school · 7-12
1,169 students · ICSEA 1075 · 1.4 km away
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mangerton · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.5 km away
Wollongong Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
579 students · ICSEA 1084 · 1.5 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 Bernadette's Primary School
Dundas Valley · Catholic primary · K-6
188 students · ICSEA 1083
St John's Primary School
Lambton · Catholic primary · K-6
200 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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Brigid'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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Brigid's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Brigid's Catholic Primary School had 175 enrolled students (83 girls, 92 boys), a change of -5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Brigid's Catholic Primary School?
St Brigid's Catholic 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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School ranks 460th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (66.0/100), and 1379th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Brigid's Catholic Primary School?
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School has about 15.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Brigid's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Brigid's Catholic Primary School had 25 students in Kindergarten and 21 in Year 6.
Is St Brigid's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Brigid's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Brigid's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Brigid'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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