St Joseph's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tweed Heads, New South Wales 2485 · Tweed LGA
#334 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1096 of 4,908 nationally
About St Joseph's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Tweed Heads, New South Wales (2485), within the Tweed local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 302 students (153 girls and 149 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1069, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 26% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 26 teachers (22.0 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Primary School scores 69.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 334th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 21 in the Tweed area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1069
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)26% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+23 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 302 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.
Tweed Heads Public School
Tweed Heads · Government primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 984 · 210 m away
The Village School Gold Coast
Coolangatta · Independent primary · Prep-6
88 students · ICSEA 1047 · 312 m away
Coolangatta State School
Coolangatta · Government primary · Prep-6
285 students · ICSEA 989 · 1.1 km away
Tweed Heads South Public School
Tweed Heads South · Government primary · P-6
142 students · ICSEA 882 · 2.7 km away
Tweed River High School
Tweed Heads South · Government high school · 7-12
590 students · ICSEA 940 · 2.7 km away
Pacific Gulgangali Jarjums Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 781 · 3.4 km away
Pacific Coast Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent combined · K-12
999 students · ICSEA 1027 · 3.4 km away
Pacific Hope Christian School
Tweed Heads South · Independent special · U
85 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.5 km away
Fingal Head Public School
Fingal Head · Government primary · K-6
33 students · ICSEA 934 · 3.7 km away
Caldera School
Tweed Heads South · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 936 · 4.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Parish School
Albury · Catholic primary · K-6
501 students · ICSEA 1069
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School
Penrith · Catholic primary · K-6
169 students · ICSEA 1068
St James' Primary School
Banora Point · Catholic primary · K-6
406 students · ICSEA 1068
St Kevin's Primary School
Cardiff · Catholic primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 1071
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Helensburgh · Catholic primary · K-6
184 students · ICSEA 1071
St Francis Xavier Primary School
Woolgoolga · Catholic primary · K-6
263 students · ICSEA 1071
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 302 enrolled students (153 girls, 149 boys), a change of -12% 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 1069. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Joseph's Primary School rank in NSW?
St Joseph's Primary School ranks 334th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (69.1/100), and 1096th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Primary School?
St Joseph's Primary School has about 13.7 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 41 students in Kindergarten and 44 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 10 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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