St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Prestons, New South Wales 2170 · Liverpool LGA
#474 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1449 of 4,908 nationally
About St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Prestons, New South Wales (2170), within the Liverpool local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 646 students (353 girls and 293 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1088, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 35% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 42 teachers (34.4 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School scores 65.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 474th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 40 in the Liverpool area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1088
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)35% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School's 646 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dalmeny Public School
Prestons · Government primary · K-6
671 students · ICSEA 1012 · 644 m away
Amity College
Prestons · Independent combined · K-12
2,588 students · ICSEA 1096 · 1.4 km away
William Carey Christian School
Prestons · Independent combined · K-12
1,325 students · ICSEA 1105 · 1.7 km away
St Francis Catholic College
Edmondson Park · Catholic combined · K-12
1,559 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.7 km away
Glenfield Park School
Glenfield · Government special · U
63 students · ICSEA 896 · 1.9 km away
Edmondson Park Public School
Edmondson Park · Government primary · K-6
897 students · ICSEA 1077 · 2.0 km away
Ajuga School
Glenfield · Government special · U
53 students · ICSEA 900 · 2.1 km away
Prestons Public School
Prestons · Government primary · K-6
586 students · ICSEA 962 · 2.1 km away
Campbell House School
Glenfield · Government special · U
60 students · ICSEA 890 · 2.1 km away
Casula High School
Casula · Government high school · 7-12
1,281 students · ICSEA 957 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Croydon · Catholic primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 1088
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Hurstville · Catholic primary · K-6
408 students · ICSEA 1088
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Wentworthville · Catholic primary · K-6
392 students · ICSEA 1089
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley
Bexley · Catholic primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 1089
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mascot · Catholic primary · K-6
608 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
East Gosford · Catholic primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Catherine of Siena 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 of Siena Catholic Primary School offer?
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School had 646 enrolled students (353 girls, 293 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School?
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1088. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School ranks 474th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (65.1/100), and 1449th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School?
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School has about 18.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School had 92 students in Kindergarten and 94 in Year 6.
Is St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Catherine of Siena 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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