St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Punchbowl, New South Wales 2196 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#917 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2834 of 4,908 nationally
About St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Punchbowl, New South Wales (2196), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 175 students (75 girls and 100 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1004, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 49th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (15.0 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Jerome's Catholic Primary School scores 48.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 917th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (46th of 69 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1004
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 Jerome's Catholic Primary School's 175 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Jerome's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Jerome's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Punchbowl Public School
Punchbowl · Government primary · P-6
528 students · ICSEA 976 · 373 m away
Punchbowl Boys High School
Punchbowl · Government high school · 7-12
472 students · ICSEA 923 · 412 m away
St Charbel's College
Punchbowl · Independent combined · K-12
1,198 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.0 km away
Wiley Park Girls High School
Punchbowl · Government high school · 7-12
589 students · ICSEA 954 · 1.2 km away
Wiley Park Public School
Wiley Park · Government primary · K-6
550 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.3 km away
Mount Lewis Infants School
Greenacre · Government primary · K-2
173 students · ICSEA 1047 · 1.3 km away
Lakemba Public School
Lakemba · Government primary · K-6
428 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.5 km away
Bankstown South Infants School
Bankstown · Government primary · P-2
141 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.6 km away
St Euphemia College
Bankstown · Independent combined · K-12
622 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.7 km away
Al Noori Muslim School
Greenacre · Independent combined · K-12
2,407 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Family Primary School
Granville East · Catholic primary · K-6
235 students · ICSEA 1004
St Mary's Primary School
Crookwell · Catholic primary · K-6
144 students · ICSEA 1005
Trinity Catholic Primary School
Murrumburrah · Catholic primary · K-6
29 students · ICSEA 1005
Chisholm Catholic Primary School
Bligh Park · Catholic primary · K-6
411 students · ICSEA 1005
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Lake Munmorah · Catholic primary · K-6
431 students · ICSEA 1005
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Miller · Catholic primary · K-6
315 students · ICSEA 1003
Frequently asked questions
Is St Jerome's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Jerome'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 Jerome's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Jerome's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Jerome's Catholic Primary School had 175 enrolled students (75 girls, 100 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Jerome's Catholic Primary School?
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1004. 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.
How does St Jerome's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School ranks 917th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (48.1/100), and 2834th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Jerome's Catholic Primary School?
St Jerome's Catholic Primary School has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Jerome's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Jerome's Catholic Primary School had 29 students in Kindergarten and 19 in Year 6.
Is St Jerome's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Jerome's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Jerome's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Jerome'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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