St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hurstville, New South Wales 2220 · Bayside (NSW) LGA
#431 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1318 of 4,908 nationally
About St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Hurstville, New South Wales (2220), within the Bayside (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 408 students (206 girls and 202 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1088, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 32% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 30 teachers (24.0 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School scores 66.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 431st of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (10th of 26 in the Bayside (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1088
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)32% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School's 408 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bethany College
Hurstville · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,091 students · ICSEA 1083 · 215 m away
Georges River College Hurstville Campus
Hurstville · Government high school · 7-10
267 students · ICSEA 1017 · 338 m away
Sydney Technical High School
Bexley · Government high school · 7-12
907 students · ICSEA 1136 · 393 m away
Hurstville Public School
Hurstville · Government primary · K-6
1,048 students · ICSEA 1102 · 503 m away
Hurstville Adventist School
Hurstville · Independent primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1114 · 569 m away
Danebank - An Anglican School for Girls
Hurstville · Independent combined · K-12
1,043 students · ICSEA 1146 · 926 m away
Carlton Public School
Bexley · Government primary · K-6
599 students · ICSEA 1041 · 1.0 km away
St George Christian School
Hurstville · Independent combined · K-12
845 students · ICSEA 1159 · 1.3 km away
Woniora Road School
Hurstville · Government special · U
46 students · ICSEA 999 · 1.4 km away
Kingsgrove High School
Kingsgrove · Government high school · 7-12
672 students · ICSEA 986 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Innocents' Catholic Primary School
Croydon · Catholic primary · K-6
156 students · ICSEA 1088
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School
Prestons · Catholic primary · K-6
646 students · ICSEA 1088
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Wentworthville · Catholic primary · K-6
392 students · ICSEA 1089
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School Bexley
Bexley · Catholic primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 1089
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mascot · Catholic primary · K-6
608 students · ICSEA 1089
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
East Gosford · Catholic primary · K-6
384 students · ICSEA 1090
Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic 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 Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School offer?
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School had 408 enrolled students (206 girls, 202 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1088. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School ranks 431st of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (66.7/100), and 1318th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has about 17.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School had 53 students in Kindergarten and 55 in Year 6.
Is St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Mary's Star of the Sea Catholic 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.
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