St Therese Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mangerton, New South Wales 2500 · Wollongong LGA
#298 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#983 of 4,908 nationally
About St Therese Catholic Primary School
St Therese Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Mangerton, New South Wales (2500), within the Wollongong local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 368 students (192 girls and 176 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Therese Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1090, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 36% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 30 teachers (22.0 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Therese Catholic Primary School scores 70.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 298th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (7th of 58 in the Wollongong 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%)36% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+16 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 Therese Catholic Primary School's 368 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Therese Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Therese Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Wollongong West Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
243 students · ICSEA 991 · 152 m away
The Illawarra Grammar School
Wollongong West · Independent combined · K-12
970 students · ICSEA 1159 · 248 m away
Edmund Rice College
West Wollongong · Independent high school · 7-12
1,054 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.0 km away
Lindsay Park Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1068 · 1.0 km away
Illawarra Hospital School
Wollongong · Government special
· 1.2 km away
Mount St Thomas Public School
Wollongong · Government primary · K-6
354 students · ICSEA 1070 · 1.2 km away
Gwynneville Public School
Gwynneville · Government primary · K-6
271 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.2 km away
Keiraville Public School
Keiraville · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1103 · 1.3 km away
St Brigid's Catholic Primary School
Gwynneville · Catholic primary · K-6
175 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.5 km away
Figtree Heights Public School
Figtree · Government primary · K-6
181 students · ICSEA 1061 · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
East Gosford · Catholic primary · K-6
384 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 Therese Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Therese 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 Therese Catholic Primary School offer?
St Therese Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Therese Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Therese Catholic Primary School had 368 enrolled students (192 girls, 176 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Therese Catholic Primary School?
St Therese 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 Therese Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
St Therese Catholic Primary School ranks 298th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (70.4/100), and 983rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Therese Catholic Primary School?
St Therese Catholic Primary School has about 16.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Therese Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Therese Catholic Primary School had 60 students in Kindergarten and 56 in Year 6.
Is St Therese Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Therese Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Therese Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Therese 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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