Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Shellharbour, New South Wales 2529 · Shellharbour LGA
#511 of 1,619 primary schools in NSW
#1555 of 4,908 nationally
About Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Shellharbour, New South Wales (2529), within the Shellharbour local government area. It caters for students from K to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 405 students (214 girls and 191 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 14% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (26.2 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Stella Maris Catholic Primary School scores 64.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 511th of 1,619 primary schools in NSW (1st 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 1050
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+13% 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 Stella Maris Catholic Primary School's 405 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Stella Maris Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Stella Maris Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Shellharbour Public School
Shellharbour · Government primary · K-6
368 students · ICSEA 999 · 433 m away
Flinders Public School
Flinders · Government primary · K-6
518 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.8 km away
Warilla High School
Barrack Heights · Government high school · 7-12
1,020 students · ICSEA 968 · 2.0 km away
Shell Cove Public School
Shell Cove · Government primary · K-6
463 students · ICSEA 1049 · 2.0 km away
Shellharbour Anglican College
Dunmore · Independent combined · K-12
981 students · ICSEA 1099 · 2.5 km away
Illawarra Environmental Education Centre
Dunmore · Government combined
· 2.6 km away
Warilla Public School
Warilla · Government primary · K-6
279 students · ICSEA 937 · 2.9 km away
Peterborough School
Warilla · Government special · U
115 students · ICSEA 938 · 3.0 km away
Barrack Heights Public School
Barrack Heights · Government primary · K-6
192 students · ICSEA 873 · 3.2 km away
Nazareth Catholic Primary School
Shellharbour City · Catholic primary · K-6
413 students · ICSEA 1052 · 3.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's Primary School
Boorowa · Catholic primary · K-6
95 students · ICSEA 1050
St Margaret Mary's Primary School
Merrylands · Catholic primary · K-6
574 students · ICSEA 1050
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Georges Hall · Catholic primary · K-6
377 students · ICSEA 1050
St Joseph's Primary School
Wagga Wagga · Catholic primary · K-6
166 students · ICSEA 1050
St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Campbelltown · Catholic primary · K-6
554 students · ICSEA 1049
St Justin's Catholic Primary School
Oran Park · Catholic primary · K-6
831 students · ICSEA 1051
Frequently asked questions
Is Stella Maris Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Schools NSW.
What year levels does Stella Maris Catholic Primary School offer?
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School offers K to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Stella Maris Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Stella Maris Catholic Primary School had 405 enrolled students (214 girls, 191 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Stella Maris Catholic Primary School?
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Stella Maris Catholic Primary School rank in NSW?
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School ranks 511th of 1,619 primary schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (64.0/100), and 1555th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Stella Maris Catholic Primary School?
Stella Maris Catholic Primary School has about 15.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Kindergarten at Stella Maris Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Stella Maris Catholic Primary School had 57 students in Kindergarten and 54 in Year 6.
Is Stella Maris Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Stella Maris Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Stella Maris Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Stella Maris 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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