St Paul's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Karratha, Western Australia 6714 · Karratha LGA
#327 of 583 primary schools in WA
#2976 of 4,908 nationally
About St Paul's Primary School
St Paul's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Karratha, Western Australia (6714), within the Karratha local government area. It caters for students from PP to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 339 students (176 girls and 163 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
St Paul's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1019, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (22.2 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Paul's Primary School scores 46.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 327th of 583 primary schools in WA (2nd of 8 in the Karratha area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1019
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-26 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 Primary School's 339 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Paul's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Paul's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Karratha Primary School
Karratha · Government primary · K-6
268 students · ICSEA 912 · 1.2 km away
Pegs Creek Primary School
Karratha · Government primary · K-6
234 students · ICSEA 899 · 2.0 km away
Karratha Senior High School
Karratha · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 918 · 3.0 km away
Millars Well Primary School
Karratha · Government primary · K-6
301 students · ICSEA 925 · 3.5 km away
St Luke's College
Karratha · Catholic high school · 7-12
594 students · ICSEA 1010 · 3.9 km away
Tambrey Primary School
Karratha · Government primary · K-6
683 students · ICSEA 930 · 5.2 km away
Baynton West Primary School
Baynton · Government primary · K-6
830 students · ICSEA 992 · 5.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's School
Donnybrook · Catholic primary · PP-6
113 students · ICSEA 1019
St Anthony's School
Greenmount · Catholic primary · PP-6
390 students · ICSEA 1020
Assumption Catholic Primary School
Mandurah · Catholic primary · PP-6
327 students · ICSEA 1020
Mary MacKillop Catholic Community Primary School
Ballajura · Catholic primary · PP-6
393 students · ICSEA 1016
Xavier Catholic School
Hilbert · Catholic primary · PP-6
410 students · ICSEA 1023
St Gerard's Catholic Primary School
Westminster · Catholic primary · PP-6
176 students · ICSEA 1015
Frequently asked questions
Is St Paul's Primary School a public or private school?
St Paul's Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Western Australia.
What year levels does St Paul's Primary School offer?
St Paul's Primary School offers PP to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Paul's Primary School?
In 2025, St Paul's Primary School had 339 enrolled students (176 girls, 163 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Paul's Primary School?
St Paul's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1019. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Paul's Primary School rank in WA?
St Paul's Primary School ranks 327th of 583 primary schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (46.3/100), and 2976th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Paul's Primary School?
St Paul's Primary School has about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Pre-primary at St Paul's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Paul's Primary School had 51 students in Pre-primary and 52 in Year 6.
Is St Paul's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Paul's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Paul's Primary School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of St Paul's 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 Primary School?
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