St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Corrimal, New South Wales 2518 · Wollongong LGA
#614 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1873 of 4,908 nationally
About St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Corrimal, New South Wales (2518), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 339 students (171 girls and 168 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1073, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 76th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 10% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 24 teachers (19.0 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School scores 60.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 614th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (27th 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 1073
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Columbkille's Catholic Primary School's 339 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Corrimal Public School
Corrimal · Government primary · K-6
227 students · ICSEA 1013 · 137 m away
Aspect South Coast School
Corrimal · Independent special · U
129 students · ICSEA 1017 · 489 m away
Russell Vale Public School
Russell Vale · Government primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1040 · 1.3 km away
Corrimal East Public School
Corrimal · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1046 · 1.3 km away
Corrimal High School
Corrimal · Government high school · 7-12
569 students · ICSEA 940 · 1.4 km away
Tarrawanna Public School
Tarrawanna · Government primary · K-6
164 students · ICSEA 982 · 1.6 km away
Bellambi Public School
Bellambi · Government primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 807 · 1.6 km away
Holy Spirit College
Bellambi · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,249 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.6 km away
Wollongong Flexible School
Towradgi · Independent special · 7-10
71 students · ICSEA 895 · 1.7 km away
Woonona East Public School
Woonona · Government primary · K-6
200 students · ICSEA 1037 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Andrews Primary School
Marayong · Catholic primary · K-6
796 students · ICSEA 1074
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Marrickville · Catholic primary · K-6
372 students · ICSEA 1072
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Moorebank · Catholic primary · K-6
440 students · ICSEA 1074
St James' Primary School
Yamba · Catholic primary · K-6
182 students · ICSEA 1074
St Kevin's Primary School
Cardiff · Catholic primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 1071
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Helensburgh · Catholic primary · K-6
184 students · ICSEA 1071
Frequently asked questions
Is St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Columbkille'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 Columbkille's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School had 339 enrolled students (171 girls, 168 boys), a change of -9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School?
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1073. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School ranks 614th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (60.7/100), and 1873rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School?
St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School has about 17.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School had 48 students in Kindergarten and 53 in Year 6.
Is St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Columbkille's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Columbkille'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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