St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Salamander Bay, New South Wales 2317 · Port Stephens LGA
About St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa is an independent primary school located in Salamander Bay, New South Wales (2317), within the Port Stephens local government area. It caters for students from K to 4 and in 2025 enrolled 30 students (14 girls and 16 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa has an ICSEA value of 763, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 62% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (2.9 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.3 to 1.
On the Success Index, St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa scores 12.8 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 763
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Philip's Christian College Gilibaa's 30 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
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Schools near St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens
Salamander Bay · Independent combined · K-12
821 students · ICSEA 1072 · 132 m away
Tomaree Public School
Salamander Bay · Government primary · K-6
310 students · ICSEA 981 · 383 m away
Tomaree High School
Salamander Bay · Government high school · 7-12
986 students · ICSEA 970 · 465 m away
St Michael's Primary School
Nelson Bay · Catholic primary · K-6
269 students · ICSEA 1040 · 3.0 km away
Anna Bay Public School
Anna Bay · Government primary · K-6
309 students · ICSEA 962 · 4.5 km away
Soldiers Point Public School
Soldiers Point · Government primary · K-6
267 students · ICSEA 992 · 5.3 km away
Shoal Bay Public School
Shoal Bay · Government primary · K-6
237 students · ICSEA 962 · 6.1 km away
Tea Gardens Public School
Tea Gardens · Government primary · K-6
130 students · ICSEA 934 · 9.2 km away
Bobs Farm Public School
Bobs Farm · Government primary · K-6
30 students · ICSEA 979 · 9.7 km away
Tanilba Bay Public School
Tanilba Bay · Government primary · K-6
354 students · ICSEA 901 · 9.8 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
Darkinjung Barker
Yarramalong · Independent primary · K-6
43 students · ICSEA 809
St Andrew's Cathedral Gawura School
Sydney · Independent primary · K-6
38 students · ICSEA 817
Minimbah Primary School
Armidale · Independent primary · K-6
47 students · ICSEA 697
Wellington Christian School
Wellington · Independent primary · K-6
78 students · ICSEA 859
Liberty College
Tamworth · Independent primary · K-6
63 students · ICSEA 897
Narromine Christian School
Narromine · Independent primary · K-6
177 students · ICSEA 946
Frequently asked questions
Is St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa a public or private school?
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa offer?
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa offers K to 4. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa?
In 2025, St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa had 30 enrolled students (14 girls, 16 boys).
What is the ICSEA of St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa?
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 763. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa?
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa has about 10.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa each year?
In 2025, St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa had 10 students in Kindergarten.
Is St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa co-ed?
Yes. St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa 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 Philip's Christian College Gilibaa?
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