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St Joseph's Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Leeton, New South Wales 2705 · Leeton LGA

60.0/ 100
Success Index
Top 50%

#635 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1930 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
353
+48% over 5 years
ICSEA
1030
60th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
15.8
22.4 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About St Joseph's Primary School

St Joseph's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Leeton, New South Wales (2705), within the Leeton local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 353 students (183 girls and 170 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.

St Joseph's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1030, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 28 teachers (22.4 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 48% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, St Joseph's Primary School scores 60.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 635th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 3 in the Leeton area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1030
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.8 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+48% enrolments since 2020 (area median +27%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+18 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.

St Joseph's Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
183
Boys
170
Language background other than English
24%
Indigenous students
5%

Enrolments by year level

How St Joseph's Primary School's 353 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
59

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at St Joseph's Primary School have changed over the past decade.

2112913712015: 279 students2016: 257 students2017: 242 students2018: 234 students2019: 245 students2020: 238 students2021: 257 students2022: 285 students2023: 311 students2024: 306 students2025: 353 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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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 353 enrolled students (183 girls, 170 boys), a change of 48% 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 1030. 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 Primary School rank in NSW?

St Joseph's Primary School ranks 635th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (60.0/100), and 1930th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Primary School?

St Joseph's Primary School has about 15.8 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 59 students in Kindergarten and 49 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 9 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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