St Joseph's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Grenfell, New South Wales 2810 · Weddin LGA
About St Joseph's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Grenfell, New South Wales (2810), within the Weddin local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 47 students (25 girls and 22 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 995, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 45th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (6.6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 52% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Primary School scores 45.4 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 995
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+52% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-42 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 47 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
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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St Brigid's Primary School
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St Xavier's Primary School
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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 47 enrolled students (25 girls, 22 boys), a change of 52% 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 995. 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 7.1 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 5 students in Kindergarten and 6 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 2 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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