St Therese Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Padstow, New South Wales 2211 · Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
#539 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1649 of 4,908 nationally
About St Therese Catholic Primary School
St Therese Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Padstow, New South Wales (2211), within the Canterbury-Bankstown local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 200 students (96 girls and 104 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Therese Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1079, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 27% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (10.8 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Therese Catholic Primary School scores 63.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 539th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (13th of 69 in the Canterbury-Bankstown area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1079
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)27% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-6 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 200 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.
Padstow Heights Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
297 students · ICSEA 1053 · 441 m away
Padstow Park Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
334 students · ICSEA 1019 · 863 m away
Revesby South Public School
Revesby · Government primary · K-6
312 students · ICSEA 1041 · 1.3 km away
De La Salle College, Revesby Heights
Revesby Heights · Catholic high school · 7-12
650 students · ICSEA 1065 · 1.5 km away
Southside Montessori School
Riverwood · Independent primary · K-6
32 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.7 km away
Peakhurst West Public School
Peakhurst · Government primary · K-6
291 students · ICSEA 1023 · 1.7 km away
Picnic Point High School
Picnic Point · Government high school · 7-12
865 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.8 km away
Padstow North Public School
Padstow · Government primary · K-6
305 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.9 km away
Picnic Point Public School
Picnic Point · Government primary · K-6
360 students · ICSEA 1101 · 2.1 km away
Riverwood Public School
Riverwood · Government primary · P-6
126 students · ICSEA 958 · 2.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Primary School
Rydalmere · Catholic primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1079
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville
Matraville · Catholic primary · K-6
369 students · ICSEA 1078
St Christopher's Catholic Primary School
Holsworthy · Catholic primary · K-6
576 students · ICSEA 1080
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Kincumber · Catholic primary · K-6
285 students · ICSEA 1081
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Woy Woy South · Catholic primary · K-6
551 students · ICSEA 1081
St Joachim's Catholic Primary School
Lidcombe · Catholic primary · K-6
357 students · ICSEA 1081
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 200 enrolled students (96 girls, 104 boys), a change of -2% 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 1079. 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 539th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (63.0/100), and 1649th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Therese Catholic Primary School?
St Therese Catholic Primary School has about 18.5 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 28 students in Kindergarten and 28 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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