St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Rapid Creek, Northern Territory 0810 · Darwin LGA
About St Paul's Catholic Primary School
St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Rapid Creek, Northern Territory (0810), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 221 students (117 girls and 104 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1077, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 78th percentile of Australian schools. 40% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 21 teachers (18.6 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 22% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Paul's Catholic Primary School scores 76.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of primary schools nationally and 1st of 52 primary schools in NT (1st of 22 in the Darwin area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1077
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)40% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+22% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+13 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 Paul's Catholic Primary School's 221 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Paul's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Millner Primary School
Millner · Government primary · T-6
171 students · ICSEA 911 · 441 m away
The Essington School
Rapid Creek · Independent combined · T-12
782 students · ICSEA 1128 · 734 m away
Nightcliff Primary School
Nightcliff · Government primary · T-6
478 students · ICSEA 1063 · 1.2 km away
Nightcliff High School
Nightcliff · Government high school · 7-9
409 students · ICSEA 986 · 1.2 km away
Jingili Primary School
Jingili · Government primary · T-6
235 students · ICSEA 997 · 1.7 km away
Nemarluk School
Alawa · Government special · T-6
170 students · ICSEA 929 · 2.0 km away
Alawa Primary School
Alawa · Government primary · T-6
259 students · ICSEA 1011 · 2.2 km away
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949 · 2.3 km away
Moil Primary School
Moil · Government primary · T-6
167 students · ICSEA 970 · 2.4 km away
Nakara Primary School
Nakara · Government primary · T-6
409 students · ICSEA 1051 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darwin · Catholic primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 1076
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Wanguri · Catholic primary · T-6
243 students · ICSEA 1035
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Zuccoli · Catholic primary · T-6
379 students · ICSEA 1027
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Humpty Doo · Catholic primary · T-6
107 students · ICSEA 979
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Karama · Catholic primary · T-6
248 students · ICSEA 968
Frequently asked questions
Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does St Paul's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic Primary School had 221 enrolled students (117 girls, 104 boys), a change of 22% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1077. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Paul's Catholic Primary School rank in NT?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School ranks 1st of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (76.8/100), and 411th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
St Paul's Catholic Primary School has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at St Paul's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic Primary School had 20 students in Transition and 37 in Year 6.
Is St Paul's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Paul's 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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Paul's Catholic Primary School?
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