St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Blayney, New South Wales 2799 · Blayney LGA
#1044 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3265 of 4,908 nationally
About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney is a catholic primary school located in Blayney, New South Wales (2799), within the Blayney local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 157 students (73 girls and 84 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney has an ICSEA value of 970, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 33rd percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 40% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (10.5 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 101% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney scores 42.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1044th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 3 in the Blayney area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 970
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+101% enrolments since 2020 (area median +13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+21 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney's 157 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Blayney Public School
Blayney · Government primary · K-6
248 students · ICSEA 928 · 690 m away
Blayney High School
Blayney · Government high school · 7-12
296 students · ICSEA 917 · 886 m away
Millthorpe Public School
Millthorpe · Government primary · K-6
235 students · ICSEA 1053 · 11 km away
Carcoar Public School
Carcoar · Government primary · K-6
31 students · ICSEA 941 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School Dunedoo
Dunedoo · Catholic primary · K-6
48 students · ICSEA 970
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon
Oberon · Catholic primary · K-6
129 students · ICSEA 968
St Patrick's Primary School
Cessnock · Catholic primary · K-6
347 students · ICSEA 975
St Patrick's Primary School
Bega · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 977
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 963
St John Vianney Primary School
Morisset · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 961
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney a public or private school?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney offer?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney had 157 enrolled students (73 girls, 84 boys), a change of 101% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 970. 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney rank in NSW?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney ranks 1044th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (42.3/100), and 3265th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney has about 15.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney had 31 students in Kindergarten and 18 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney 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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