St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales 2672 · Lachlan LGA
About St Francis Xavier's Primary School
St Francis Xavier's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales (2672), within the Lachlan local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 41 students (22 girls and 19 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Francis Xavier's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 909, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 13th percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (5.2 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Francis Xavier's Primary School scores 28.3 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 909
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+45 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 Francis Xavier's Primary School's 41 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Francis Xavier's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Francis Xavier's Primary School a public or private school?
St Francis Xavier'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 Francis Xavier's Primary School offer?
St Francis Xavier's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Francis Xavier's Primary School?
In 2025, St Francis Xavier's Primary School had 41 enrolled students (22 girls, 19 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Francis Xavier's Primary School?
St Francis Xavier's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 909. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Francis Xavier's Primary School?
St Francis Xavier's Primary School has about 7.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Francis Xavier's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Francis Xavier's Primary School had 5 students in Kindergarten and 3 in Year 6.
Is St Francis Xavier's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Francis Xavier's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Francis Xavier's Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Francis Xavier'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.
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