St Joseph's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wingham, New South Wales 2429 · Mid-Coast LGA
#1227 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3804 of 4,908 nationally
About St Joseph's Primary School
St Joseph's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Wingham, New South Wales (2429), within the Mid-Coast local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 118 students (55 girls and 63 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Joseph's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 941, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 21st percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (12.6 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Primary School scores 34.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 1227th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (8th of 21 in the Mid-Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 941
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-36 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 118 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.
Wingham Brush Public School
Wingham · Government primary · K-6
203 students · ICSEA 895 · 271 m away
Wingham High School
Wingham · Government high school · 7-12
520 students · ICSEA 932 · 860 m away
Wingham Public School
Wingham · Government primary · K-6
240 students · ICSEA 934 · 2.4 km away
MidCoast Christian College
Taree · Independent combined · K-12
787 students · ICSEA 1015 · 5.0 km away
Taree West Public School
Taree · Government primary · K-6
409 students · ICSEA 910 · 7.8 km away
Tinonee Public School
Tinonee · Government primary · K-6
158 students · ICSEA 948 · 7.8 km away
Manning Gardens Public School
Taree · Government primary · P-6
207 students · ICSEA 724 · 8.4 km away
St Joseph's Primary School
Taree · Catholic primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 952 · 9.0 km away
Taree Public School
Taree · Government primary · K-6
83 students · ICSEA 795 · 9.4 km away
Taree High School
Taree · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 918 · 9.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble
Coonamble · Catholic primary · K-6
191 students · ICSEA 941
St John's Parish School
Cobar · Catholic primary · K-6
114 students · ICSEA 941
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra
Eugowra · Catholic primary · K-6
37 students · ICSEA 939
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
Holy Family Primary School
Emerton · Catholic primary · K-6
201 students · ICSEA 945
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 118 enrolled students (55 girls, 63 boys), a change of 1% 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 941. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-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 1227th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (34.6/100), and 3804th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's Primary School?
St Joseph's Primary School has about 9.4 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 15 students in Kindergarten and 17 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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