St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Manilla, New South Wales 2346 · Tamworth LGA
About St Michael's Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Manilla, New South Wales (2346), within the Tamworth local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 79 students (36 girls and 43 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Michael's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 948, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 41% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 10 teachers (10.0 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Michael's Catholic Primary School scores 37.0 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 948
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-14% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Michael's Catholic Primary School's 79 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Michael's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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St Joseph's Primary School
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St James' Primary School
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345 students · ICSEA 952
St Joseph's Primary School
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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 79 enrolled students (36 girls, 43 boys), a change of -14% 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 948. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Michael's Catholic Primary School?
St Michael's Catholic Primary School has about 7.9 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 3 students in Kindergarten and 6 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 1 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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