St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lithgow, New South Wales 2790 · Lithgow LGA
#968 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#3005 of 4,908 nationally
About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow is a catholic primary school located in Lithgow, New South Wales (2790), within the Lithgow local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 287 students (140 girls and 147 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow has an ICSEA value of 993, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 44th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 27% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (18.8 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 31% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow scores 46.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 968th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st of 5 in the Lithgow area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 993
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)11% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+31% enrolments since 2020 (area median -15%)
- 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.
Enrolments by year level
How St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow's 287 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Lithgow Public School
Lithgow · Government primary · K-6
324 students · ICSEA 919 · 664 m away
Cooerwull Public School
Lithgow · Government primary · K-6
258 students · ICSEA 906 · 1.0 km away
Lithgow High School
Lithgow · Government high school · 7-12
654 students · ICSEA 918 · 1.2 km away
La Salle Academy Lithgow
Lithgow · Catholic high school · 7-12
230 students · ICSEA 980 · 2.3 km away
Zig Zag Public School
Lithgow · Government primary · K-6
120 students · ICSEA 934 · 3.4 km away
Wallerawang Public School
Wallerawang · Government primary · K-6
186 students · ICSEA 909 · 11 km away
OneSchool Global NSW - Mount Victoria
Mount Victoria · Independent combined · 3-12
87 students · ICSEA 976 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Bernard's Primary School, Batemans Bay
Batehaven · Catholic primary · K-6
394 students · ICSEA 993
St Augustine's Parish School
Narromine · Catholic primary · K-6
87 students · ICSEA 993
Sacred Heart Primary School
Tocumwal · Catholic primary · K-6
20 students · ICSEA 993
Holy Spirit Primary School
Kurri Kurri · Catholic primary · 3-6
186 students · ICSEA 994
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Nowra · Catholic primary · K-6
537 students · ICSEA 994
St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School
Smithfield · Catholic primary · K-6
632 students · ICSEA 992
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow a public or private school?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow 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 Lithgow offer?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow?
In 2025, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow had 287 enrolled students (140 girls, 147 boys), a change of 31% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 993. 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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow rank in NSW?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow ranks 968th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (46.0/100), and 3005th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow?
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow has about 15.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow each year?
In 2025, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow had 39 students in Kindergarten and 40 in Year 6.
Is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow 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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow?
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