St Therese's Community Parish School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wilcannia, New South Wales 2836 · Central Darling LGA
About St Therese's Community Parish School
St Therese's Community Parish School is a catholic primary school located in Wilcannia, New South Wales (2836), within the Central Darling local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 25 students (16 girls and 9 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
St Therese's Community Parish School has an ICSEA value of 740, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 70% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (5.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Therese's Community Parish School scores 19.2 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 740
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-86 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's Community Parish School's 25 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Therese's Community Parish School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Therese's Community Parish School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Parish School
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37 students · ICSEA 770
St John's Parish School
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30 students · ICSEA 823
St Ignatius' Parish School
Bourke · Catholic primary · K-6
90 students · ICSEA 826
St Mary's Primary School
Bowraville · Catholic primary · K-6
48 students · ICSEA 827
St Joseph's Primary School
Coraki · Catholic primary · K-6
52 students · ICSEA 836
St Pius X Primary School
Windale · Catholic primary · K-6
54 students · ICSEA 847
Frequently asked questions
Is St Therese's Community Parish School a public or private school?
St Therese's Community Parish School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does St Therese's Community Parish School offer?
St Therese's Community Parish School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Therese's Community Parish School?
In 2025, St Therese's Community Parish School had 25 enrolled students (16 girls, 9 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Therese's Community Parish School?
St Therese's Community Parish School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 740. 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 Therese's Community Parish School?
St Therese's Community Parish School has about 5.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at St Therese's Community Parish School each year?
In 2025, St Therese's Community Parish School had 4 students in Kindergarten and 1 in Year 6.
Is St Therese's Community Parish School co-ed?
Yes. St Therese's Community Parish School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Therese's Community Parish School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Therese's Community Parish 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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