St Mary's Catholic School Wellington
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wellington, New South Wales 2820 · Dubbo LGA
#256 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#933 of 1,259 nationally
About St Mary's Catholic School Wellington
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Wellington, New South Wales (2820), within the Dubbo local government area. It caters for students from K to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 196 students (100 girls and 96 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington has an ICSEA value of 956, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 27th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 33% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 21 teachers (17.9 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 32% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Catholic School Wellington scores 36.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 256th of 314 combined schools in NSW (5th of 6 in the Dubbo area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 956
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+32% enrolments since 2020 (area median +30%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-25 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 Mary's Catholic School Wellington's 196 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's Catholic School Wellington have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's Catholic School Wellington
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wellington High School
Wellington · Government high school · 7-12
284 students · ICSEA 792 · 575 m away
Wellington Public School
Wellington · Government primary · P-6
405 students · ICSEA 816 · 761 m away
Wellington Christian School
Wellington · Independent primary · K-6
78 students · ICSEA 859 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Philomena's School
Moree · Catholic combined · K-10
336 students · ICSEA 952
St Catherine's Catholic College
Singleton · Catholic combined · K-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 974
St Raphael's Catholic School Cowra
Cowra · Catholic combined · K-12
442 students · ICSEA 985
Sacred Heart Central School
Cootamundra · Catholic combined · K-10
376 students · ICSEA 994
McAuley Catholic College
Tumut · Catholic combined · K-12
473 students · ICSEA 1001
Holy Trinity School
Inverell · Catholic combined · K-10
577 students · ICSEA 1003
Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's Catholic School Wellington a public or private school?
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Mary's Catholic School Wellington offer?
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington offers K to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Mary's Catholic School Wellington?
In 2025, St Mary's Catholic School Wellington had 196 enrolled students (100 girls, 96 boys), a change of 32% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Catholic School Wellington?
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 956. 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 Mary's Catholic School Wellington rank in NSW?
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington ranks 256th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (36.2/100), and 933rd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Catholic School Wellington?
St Mary's Catholic School Wellington has about 10.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Mary's Catholic School Wellington?
In 2025, St Mary's Catholic School Wellington had 22 students in Year 7.
Is St Mary's Catholic School Wellington co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's Catholic School Wellington is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's Catholic School Wellington?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of St Mary's Catholic School Wellington in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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