St Mary's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bowraville, New South Wales 2449 · Nambucca Valley LGA
About St Mary's Primary School
St Mary's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Bowraville, New South Wales (2449), within the Nambucca Valley local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 48 students (20 girls and 28 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Mary's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 827, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 63% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 12 teachers (9.4 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.1 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Primary School scores 21.3 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 827
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 48 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.
Bowraville Central School
Bowraville · Government combined · K-12
207 students · ICSEA 861 · 661 m away
Tallowood Steiner School
Bowraville · Independent primary · K-6
94 students · ICSEA 989 · 3.0 km away
Macksville Public School
Macksville · Government primary · K-6
284 students · ICSEA 925 · 8.9 km away
Macksville High School
Macksville · Government high school · 7-12
365 students · ICSEA 916 · 9.5 km away
St Patrick's Primary School
Macksville · Catholic primary · K-6
244 students · ICSEA 1002 · 10 km away
Nambucca Valley Christian Community School
Nambucca Heads · Independent combined · K-12
555 students · ICSEA 1042 · 13 km away
Nambucca Heads High School
Nambucca Heads · Government high school · 7-12
314 students · ICSEA 890 · 13 km away
Frank Partridge VC Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
217 students · ICSEA 886 · 13 km away
Nambucca Heads Public School
Nambucca Heads · Government primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 904 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Ignatius' Parish School
Bourke · Catholic primary · K-6
90 students · ICSEA 826
St John's Parish School
Trangie · Catholic primary · K-6
30 students · ICSEA 823
St Joseph's Primary School
Coraki · Catholic primary · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 836
St Pius X Primary School
Windale · Catholic primary · K-6
54 students · ICSEA 847
St Joseph's Parish School
Peak Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
34 students · ICSEA 850
St Patrick's Parish School
Trundle · Catholic primary · K-6
12 students · ICSEA 859
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 48 enrolled students (20 girls, 28 boys), a change of -2% 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 827. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Primary School?
St Mary's Primary School has about 5.1 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 8 students in Kindergarten and 7 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 9 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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