St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Portland, New South Wales 2847 · Lithgow LGA
About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland is a catholic primary school located in Portland, New South Wales (2847), within the Lithgow local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 50 students (30 girls and 20 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland has an ICSEA value of 924, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 16th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 43% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (4.5 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 25% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland scores 26.8 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 924
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+25% enrolments since 2020 (area median -15%)
- 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 Portland's 50 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Portland Central School
Portland · Government combined · K-12
204 students · ICSEA 845 · 824 m away
Cullen Bullen Public School
Cullen Bullen · Government primary · K-6
8 students · ICSEA 790 · 7.2 km away
Wallerawang Public School
Wallerawang · Government primary · K-6
186 students · ICSEA 909 · 11 km away
Meadow Flat Public School
Meadow Flat · Government primary · K-6
30 students · ICSEA 1000 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Waterloo · Catholic primary · K-6
76 students · ICSEA 938
Holy Trinity West Wagga
Ashmont · Catholic primary · K-6
242 students · ICSEA 938
St Francis Xavier's Primary School
Lake Cargelligo · Catholic primary · K-6
41 students · ICSEA 909
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra
Eugowra · Catholic primary · K-6
37 students · ICSEA 939
St Joseph's Primary School
Wingham · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 941
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble
Coonamble · Catholic primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 941
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland a public or private school?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland 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 Portland offer?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland had 50 enrolled students (30 girls, 20 boys), a change of 25% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 924. 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland had 8 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland 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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