St Paul's Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bridgewater, Tasmania 7030 · Brighton LGA
#105 of 132 primary schools in TAS
#4395 of 4,908 nationally
About St Paul's Catholic School
St Paul's Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Bridgewater, Tasmania (7030), within the Brighton local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 178 students (89 girls and 89 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
St Paul's Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 895, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 62% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (18.2 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Paul's Catholic School scores 26.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 105th of 132 primary schools in TAS (2nd of 6 in the Brighton area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 895
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- 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 St Paul's Catholic School's 178 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Paul's Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Paul's Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
JRLF - Senior School
Bridgewater · Government high school · 7-12
315 students · ICSEA 800 · 662 m away
JRLF - East Derwent Primary School
Bridgewater · Government primary · K-6
337 students · ICSEA 800 · 701 m away
JRLF - Herdsmans Cove Primary School
Herdsmans Cove · Government primary · K-6
144 students · ICSEA 772 · 1.8 km away
Northern Christian School
Bridgewater · Independent primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 952 · 2.1 km away
JRLF - Gagebrook Primary School
Gagebrook · Government primary · K-6
123 students · ICSEA 787 · 2.6 km away
Brighton High School
Brighton · Government high school · 7-11
133 students · ICSEA 921 · 3.7 km away
St Virgil's College
Austins Ferry · Catholic combined · Prep-12
792 students · ICSEA 1024 · 4.1 km away
Brighton Primary School
Brighton · Government primary · K-6
507 students · ICSEA 910 · 4.3 km away
Austins Ferry Primary School
Claremont · Government primary · K-6
416 students · ICSEA 894 · 5.3 km away
Holy Rosary Catholic School
Claremont · Catholic primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 977 · 5.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in TAS with a comparable ICSEA.
St Peter Chanel Catholic School
Smithton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
125 students · ICSEA 889
St Joseph's Catholic School
Queenstown · Catholic primary · Prep-6
59 students · ICSEA 902
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Geeveston · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 954
John Paul II Catholic School
Clarendon Vale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
199 students · ICSEA 968
St Brigid's Catholic School
New Norfolk · Catholic primary · Prep-6
187 students · ICSEA 969
St Joseph's Catholic School
Rosebery · Catholic primary · Prep-6
47 students · ICSEA 969
Frequently asked questions
Is St Paul's Catholic School a public or private school?
St Paul's Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Tasmania.
What year levels does St Paul's Catholic School offer?
St Paul's Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Paul's Catholic School?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic School had 178 enrolled students (89 girls, 89 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Paul's Catholic School?
St Paul's Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 895. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Paul's Catholic School rank in TAS?
St Paul's Catholic School ranks 105th of 132 primary schools in Tasmania on the Success Index (26.5/100), and 4395th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Paul's Catholic School?
St Paul's Catholic School has about 9.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Paul's Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St Paul's Catholic School had 27 students in Prep and 25 in Year 6.
Is St Paul's Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St Paul's Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Paul's Catholic School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Paul's Catholic 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 School?
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