St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Albion Park, New South Wales 2527 · Shellharbour LGA
#768 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#2345 of 4,908 nationally
About St Paul's Catholic Primary School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Albion Park, New South Wales (2527), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 399 students (201 girls and 198 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1037, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 63rd percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (23.7 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Paul's Catholic Primary School scores 54.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 768th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (4th of 17 in the Shellharbour area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1037
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+16% 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.
Enrolments by year level
How St Paul's Catholic Primary School's 399 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Paul's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's Catholic High School
Albion Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
736 students · ICSEA 1029 · 148 m away
Albion Park Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
516 students · ICSEA 972 · 773 m away
Albion Park High School
Albion Park · Government high school · 7-12
900 students · ICSEA 964 · 943 m away
Tullimbar Public School
Tullimbar · Government primary · K-6
483 students · ICSEA 1005 · 1.2 km away
Calderwood Christian School
Albion Park · Independent combined · K-12
504 students · ICSEA 1056 · 1.9 km away
Mount Terry Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
635 students · ICSEA 982 · 2.6 km away
Albion Park Rail Public School
Albion Park · Government primary · K-6
346 students · ICSEA 894 · 3.2 km away
Corpus Christi Catholic High School
Oak Flats · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,126 students · ICSEA 1045 · 4.8 km away
Oak Flats Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · P-6
416 students · ICSEA 959 · 5.0 km away
Balarang Public School
Oak Flats · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 974 · 6.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Benedict's Primary School
Edgeworth · Catholic primary · K-6
357 students · ICSEA 1037
Marion Catholic Primary School
Horsley Park · Catholic primary · K-6
186 students · ICSEA 1037
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Hoxton Park · Catholic primary · K-6
469 students · ICSEA 1037
St Mary's War Memorial School
West Wyalong · Catholic primary · K-6
113 students · ICSEA 1038
St Bernadette's Primary School
Lalor Park · Catholic primary · K-6
226 students · ICSEA 1036
Holy Cross Primary School
Glendale · Catholic primary · K-6
153 students · ICSEA 1036
Frequently asked questions
Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Paul'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 Paul's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic Primary School had 399 enrolled students (201 girls, 198 boys), a change of 16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1037. 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 Paul's Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School ranks 768th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (54.8/100), and 2345th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School has about 16.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Paul's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic Primary School had 61 students in Kindergarten and 53 in Year 6.
Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Paul'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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