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St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gymea, New South Wales 2227 · Sutherland LGA

75.0/ 100
Success Index
Top 10%

#138 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#536 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
596
+8% over 5 years
ICSEA
1109
87th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
16.6
35.9 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Gymea, New South Wales (2227), within the Sutherland local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 596 students (298 girls and 298 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1109, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 87th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 42 teachers (35.9 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 8% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School scores 75.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 138th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 50 in the Sutherland area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1109
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.6 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+8% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+19 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.

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
298
Boys
298
Language background other than English
24%
Indigenous students
1%

Enrolments by year level

How St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School's 596 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
95

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.

4625446262015: 513 students2016: 525 students2017: 539 students2018: 546 students2019: 560 students2020: 552 students2021: 552 students2022: 565 students2023: 583 students2024: 587 students2025: 596 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School a public or private school?

St Catherine Labouré 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 Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School offer?

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School?

In 2025, St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School had 596 enrolled students (298 girls, 298 boys), a change of 8% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School?

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1109. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School ranks 138th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (75.0/100), and 536th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School?

St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School has about 16.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Kindergarten at St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School each year?

In 2025, St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School had 95 students in Kindergarten and 94 in Year 6.

Is St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School co-ed?

Yes. St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near St Catherine Labouré Catholic Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Catherine Labouré 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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