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St Monica's Primary School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Richmond, New South Wales 2753 · Hawkesbury LGA

56.1/ 100
Success Index
Top 50%

#737 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2249 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
252
-2% over 5 years
ICSEA
1032
61st percentile nationally
Students per teacher
13.3
18.9 FTE teachers
Year range
K-6

About St Monica's Primary School

St Monica's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Richmond, New South Wales (2753), within the Hawkesbury local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 252 students (126 girls and 126 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.

St Monica's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1032, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 61st percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 23 teachers (18.9 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.

On the Success Index, St Monica's Primary School scores 56.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 737th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (5th of 22 in the Hawkesbury area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1032
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.3 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-10 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 Monica's Primary School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
126
Boys
126
Language background other than English
27%
Indigenous students
5%

Enrolments by year level

How St Monica's Primary School's 252 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Kindergarten intake
39

Enrolment trend

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

1892873842015: 366 students2016: 350 students2017: 321 students2018: 295 students2019: 278 students2020: 257 students2021: 227 students2022: 213 students2023: 210 students2024: 242 students2025: 252 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

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

St Monica'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 Monica's Primary School offer?

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

How many students attend St Monica's Primary School?

In 2025, St Monica's Primary School had 252 enrolled students (126 girls, 126 boys), a change of -2% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of St Monica's Primary School?

St Monica's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1032. 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 Monica's Primary School rank in NSW?

St Monica's Primary School ranks 737th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (56.1/100), and 2249th of 4,908 nationally.

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

St Monica's Primary School has about 13.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

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

In 2025, St Monica's Primary School had 39 students in Kindergarten and 28 in Year 6.

Is St Monica's Primary School co-ed?

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

What other schools are near St Monica's Primary School?

There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Monica'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 Monica's Primary School?

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