St Canice's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Katoomba, New South Wales 2780 · Blue Mountains LGA
About St Canice's Primary School
St Canice's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Katoomba, New South Wales (2780), within the Blue Mountains local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 67 students (33 girls and 34 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Canice's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1020, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 23% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (11.5 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 41% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Canice's Primary School scores 55.3 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 1020
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)23% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-41% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-86 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 Canice's Primary School's 67 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Canice's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Canice's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Katoomba Public School
Katoomba · Government primary · K-6
210 students · ICSEA 1035 · 373 m away
Katoomba High School
Katoomba · Government high school · 7-12
862 students · ICSEA 1034 · 1.3 km away
Katoomba North Public School
Katoomba · Government primary · K-6
128 students · ICSEA 986 · 1.9 km away
Leura Public School
Leura · Government primary · K-6
199 students · ICSEA 1055 · 2.4 km away
Blue Mountains Grammar School
Wentworth Falls · Independent combined · K-12
512 students · ICSEA 1140 · 5.6 km away
Wentworth Falls Public School
Wentworth Falls · Government primary · K-6
370 students · ICSEA 1074 · 5.8 km away
Kindlehill School
Wentworth Falls · Independent combined · K-12
114 students · ICSEA 1077 · 6.1 km away
Megalong Public School
Megalong Valley · Government primary · K-6
3 students · ICSEA 1046 · 7.3 km away
Blackheath Public School
Blackheath · Government primary · K-6
254 students · ICSEA 1050 · 8.9 km away
Mountains Christian College
Blackheath · Independent combined · K-12
169 students · ICSEA 1040 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Primary School
Moruya · Catholic primary · K-6
174 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
St Joseph's Primary School
Kingswood · Catholic primary · K-6
310 students · ICSEA 1019
St Matthew's Primary School
Windsor · Catholic primary · K-6
303 students · ICSEA 1021
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Picton · Catholic primary · K-6
410 students · ICSEA 1019
Frequently asked questions
Is St Canice's Primary School a public or private school?
St Canice'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 Canice's Primary School offer?
St Canice's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Canice's Primary School?
In 2025, St Canice's Primary School had 67 enrolled students (33 girls, 34 boys), a change of -41% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Canice's Primary School?
St Canice's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1020. 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 Canice's Primary School?
St Canice's Primary School has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Canice's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Canice's Primary School had 11 students in Kindergarten and 12 in Year 6.
Is St Canice's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Canice's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Canice's Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Canice'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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Canice's Primary School?
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