St Mary's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bellingen, New South Wales 2454 · Bellingen LGA
#592 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1811 of 4,908 nationally
About St Mary's Primary School
St Mary's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Bellingen, New South Wales (2454), within the Bellingen local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 123 students (49 girls and 74 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Mary's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1039, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 64th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (9.8 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Primary School scores 61.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 592nd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 3 in the Bellingen area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1039
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Primary School's 123 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bellingen Public School
Bellingen · Government primary · K-6
219 students · ICSEA 998 · 648 m away
Bellingen High School
Bellingen · Government high school · 7-12
584 students · ICSEA 1006 · 989 m away
Raleigh Public School
Raleigh · Government primary · K-6
24 students · ICSEA 1097 · 11 km away
Repton Public School
Repton · Government primary · K-6
63 students · ICSEA 1030 · 12 km away
Urunga Public School
Urunga · Government primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 974 · 13 km away
Crossmaglen Public School
Crossmaglen · Government primary · K-6
45 students · ICSEA 988 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Good Shepherd Primary School
Plumpton · Catholic primary · K-6
626 students · ICSEA 1039
St Joseph's Primary School
Goulburn North · Catholic primary · K-6
308 students · ICSEA 1040
St Mary's War Memorial School
West Wyalong · Catholic primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 1038
St Mary MacKillop Primary School
South Penrith · Catholic primary · K-6
398 students · ICSEA 1040
St Michael's Primary School
Nelson Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
269 students · ICSEA 1040
St John's Catholic Primary School
Dapto · Catholic primary · K-6
623 students · ICSEA 1038
Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's Primary School a public or private school?
St Mary'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 Mary's Primary School offer?
St Mary's Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Mary's Primary School?
In 2025, St Mary's Primary School had 123 enrolled students (49 girls, 74 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Primary School?
St Mary's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1039. 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 Primary School rank in NSW?
St Mary's Primary School ranks 592nd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (61.4/100), and 1811th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Primary School?
St Mary's Primary School has about 12.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Mary's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Mary's Primary School had 21 students in Kindergarten and 17 in Year 6.
Is St Mary's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's Primary School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of St Mary'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 Mary's Primary School?
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