St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Summer Hill, New South Wales 2130 · Inner West LGA
#72 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#288 of 4,908 nationally
About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Summer Hill, New South Wales (2130), within the Inner West local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 163 students (86 girls and 77 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1136, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 53% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (11.5 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School scores 78.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 72nd of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (11th of 36 in the Inner West area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1136
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)53% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -15%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 163 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.
Summer Hill Public School
Summer Hill · Government primary · K-6
662 students · ICSEA 1167 · 325 m away
Trinity Grammar School
Summer Hill · Independent combined · K-12
2,296 students · ICSEA 1168 · 592 m away
Ashfield Boys High School
Ashfield · Government high school · 7-12
751 students · ICSEA 1074 · 603 m away
Ashfield Public School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-6
474 students · ICSEA 1096 · 674 m away
Yeo Park Infants School
Ashfield · Government primary · K-2
48 students · ICSEA 1144 · 1.0 km away
St Vincent's College Ashfield
Ashfield · Catholic combined · K-12
1,092 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.2 km away
Christian Brothers' High School Lewisham
Lewisham · Independent combined · 5-12
1,231 students · ICSEA 1074 · 1.2 km away
Lewisham Public School
Lewisham · Government primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 1121 · 1.2 km away
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School
Dulwich Hill · Catholic primary · K-6
118 students · ICSEA 1094 · 1.3 km away
The John Berne School
Lewisham · Independent special · U
45 students · ICSEA 1038 · 1.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater · Catholic primary · K-6
163 students · ICSEA 1134
St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School
Randwick North · Catholic primary · K-6
139 students · ICSEA 1134
St Ambrose Catholic Primary School
Concord West · Catholic primary · K-6
484 students · ICSEA 1133
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Carlingford · Catholic primary · K-6
262 students · ICSEA 1140
Holy Family Primary School
Merewether Beach · Catholic primary · K-6
198 students · ICSEA 1132
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School
Gladesville · Catholic primary · K-6
179 students · ICSEA 1132
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 163 enrolled students (86 girls, 77 boys), a change of -10% 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 1136. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high 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 72nd of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (78.5/100), and 288th 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 14.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Patrick's Catholic Primary School had 27 students in Kindergarten and 19 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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