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St Michael's Catholic Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Daceyville, New South Wales 2032 · Bayside (NSW) LGA

70.6/ 100
Success Index
Top 25%

#291 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#967 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
371
+17% over 5 years
ICSEA
1104
85th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
16.4
22.6 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About St Michael's Catholic Primary School

St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Daceyville, New South Wales (2032), within the Bayside (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 371 students (178 girls and 193 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.

St Michael's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1104, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 41% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 26 teachers (22.6 full-time equivalent) and 8 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, St Michael's Catholic Primary School scores 70.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 291st of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (5th 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 1104
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)41% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.4 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+17% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
  • 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.

St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
178
Boys
193
Language background other than English
69%
Indigenous students
3%

Enrolments by year level

How St Michael's Catholic Primary School's 371 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
55

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at St Michael's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.

2153043932015: 239 students2016: 268 students2017: 295 students2018: 318 students2019: 314 students2020: 316 students2021: 346 students2022: 341 students2023: 332 students2024: 374 students2025: 371 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is St Michael's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?

St Michael's 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 Michael's Catholic Primary School offer?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend St Michael's Catholic Primary School?

In 2025, St Michael's Catholic Primary School had 371 enrolled students (178 girls, 193 boys), a change of 17% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of St Michael's Catholic Primary School?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1104. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does St Michael's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School ranks 291st of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.6/100), and 967th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Michael's Catholic Primary School?

St Michael's Catholic Primary School has about 16.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Kindergarten at St Michael's Catholic Primary School each year?

In 2025, St Michael's Catholic Primary School had 55 students in Kindergarten and 44 in Year 6.

Is St Michael's Catholic Primary School co-ed?

Yes. St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near St Michael's Catholic Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Michael's 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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