St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025East Gosford, New South Wales 2250 · Central Coast (NSW) LGA
#324 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1070 of 4,908 nationally
About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in East Gosford, New South Wales (2250), within the Central Coast (NSW) local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 384 students (190 girls and 194 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1090, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 82nd percentile of Australian schools. 37% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 26 teachers (21.5 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School scores 69.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 324th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (2nd of 60 in the Central Coast (NSW) area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1090
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)37% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- 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.
Enrolments by year level
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School's 384 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gosford East Public School
East Gosford · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1017 · 253 m away
St Joseph's Catholic College
East Gosford · Catholic high school · 7-12
802 students · ICSEA 1075 · 429 m away
St Edward's Christian Brothers' College
East Gosford · Independent high school · 7-12
971 students · ICSEA 1068 · 512 m away
Rumbalara Environmental Education Centre
Gosford · Government combined
· 1.1 km away
ET Australia Secondary College
Gosford · Independent special · 7-12
280 students · ICSEA 976 · 1.5 km away
Chertsey Primary School
Springfield · Government primary · K-6
125 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.8 km away
North Gosford Learning Centre
North Gosford · Government special · U
38 students · ICSEA 905 · 2.2 km away
Henry Kendall High School
Gosford · Government high school · 7-12
789 students · ICSEA 1030 · 2.3 km away
Point Clare Public School
Point Clare · Government primary · K-6
479 students · ICSEA 1058 · 2.3 km away
Gosford High School
Gosford · Government high school · 7-12
1,067 students · ICSEA 1157 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Therese Catholic Primary School
Mangerton · Catholic primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 1090
St Thomas More's Catholic Primary School Brighton Le Sands
Brighton-Le-Sands · Catholic primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 1090
St Andrew's Catholic Primary School
Malabar · Catholic primary · K-6
402 students · ICSEA 1090
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda
Miranda · Catholic primary · K-6
396 students · ICSEA 1090
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
Wentworthville · Catholic primary · K-6
392 students · ICSEA 1089
St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Narraweena · Catholic primary · K-6
247 students · ICSEA 1091
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Patrick'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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 384 enrolled students (190 girls, 194 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1090. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School ranks 324th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (69.4/100), and 1070th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has about 17.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 55 students in Kindergarten and 54 in Year 6.
Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick'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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