St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Oberon, New South Wales 2787 · Oberon LGA
#1090 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3407 of 4,908 nationally
About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon is a catholic primary school located in Oberon, New South Wales (2787), within the Oberon local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 129 students (72 girls and 57 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon has an ICSEA value of 968, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 32nd percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 41% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 11 teachers (9.6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 32% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon scores 40.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1090th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 2 in the Oberon area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 968
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+32% enrolments since 2020
- 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon's 129 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon have changed over the past decade.
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Blayney
Blayney · Catholic primary · K-6
157 students · ICSEA 970
St Michael's Catholic Primary School Dunedoo
Dunedoo · Catholic primary · K-6
48 students · ICSEA 970
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Dubbo · Catholic primary · K-6
183 students · ICSEA 963
St Patrick's Primary School
Cessnock · Catholic primary · K-6
347 students · ICSEA 975
St John Vianney Primary School
Morisset · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 961
Mount St John Primary School
Dorrigo · Catholic primary · K-6
61 students · ICSEA 961
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon a public or private school?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon 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 Oberon offer?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon had 129 enrolled students (72 girls, 57 boys), a change of 32% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 968. 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 Oberon rank in NSW?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon ranks 1090th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (40.3/100), and 3407th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon has about 13.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon had 17 students in Kindergarten and 16 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Oberon 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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