St Joseph's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Adelong, New South Wales 2729 · Snowy Valleys LGA
About St Joseph's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Adelong, New South Wales (2729), within the Snowy Valleys local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 58 students (30 girls and 28 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 980, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 38th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.8 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Primary School scores 40.8 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 980
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+18% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-52 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 Primary School's 58 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Adelong Public School
Adelong · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 929 · 391 m away
McAuley Catholic College
Tumut · Catholic combined · K-12
473 students · ICSEA 1001 · 14 km away
Tumut Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
288 students · ICSEA 976 · 14 km away
Tumut High School
Tumut · Government high school · 7-12
384 students · ICSEA 919 · 14 km away
Snowy Valleys School
Tumut · Government special · U
30 students · ICSEA 869 · 14 km away
Franklin Public School
Tumut · Government primary · K-6
239 students · ICSEA 900 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
Bulahdelah · Catholic primary · K-6
72 students · ICSEA 980
St Mary's Primary School
Casino · Catholic primary · K-6
606 students · ICSEA 981
St Joseph's Primary School
South Grafton · Catholic primary · K-6
126 students · ICSEA 979
St Brendan's Primary School
Ganmain · Catholic primary · K-6
29 students · ICSEA 982
St Joseph's Primary School
Uralla · Catholic primary · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 982
St Patrick's Primary School
Bega · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 977
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Primary School a public or private school?
St Joseph'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 Joseph's Primary School offer?
St Joseph's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Primary School?
In 2025, St Joseph's Primary School had 58 enrolled students (30 girls, 28 boys), a change of 18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Primary School?
St Joseph's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 980. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Primary School?
St Joseph's Primary School has about 10.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Joseph's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's Primary School had 7 students in Kindergarten and 8 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Primary School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph'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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Joseph's Primary School?
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