Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange
Orange NSW 2800
Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange is a Catholic primary school in Orange, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 505 students. Its ICSEA is 1,020, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School is a Kindergarten to Year 6 school on Hill Street, Orange, formed in 2012 by joining Sacred Heart Infants and St Joseph's Primary on one site near the town centre. Part of the Bathurst Diocese and the local parish, it has about 505 students and is described as the largest primary school in the diocese.
Often praised
- Largest primary in diocese
- Central Orange location
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Public School | Orange | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,046 | 761 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Orange | East Orange | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 977 | 109 |
| Bletchington Public School | Orange | Public primary | 1.4 km | 938 | 503 |
| Calare Public School | Orange | Public primary | 1.7 km | 964 | 566 |
| Orange East Public School | Orange | Public primary | 1.8 km | 951 | 270 |
| Kinross Wolaroi School | Orange | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,128 | 1,018 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange | Orange | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,041 | 426 |
| Bowen Public School | Orange | Public primary | 2.1 km | 811 | 217 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Canice's Primary School | Katoomba | Catholic primary · K-6 | 67 | 1,020 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Grafton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 259 | 1,020 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Moruya | Catholic primary · K-6 | 174 | 1,020 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Picton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 410 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Maclean | Catholic primary · K-6 | 135 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Kingswood | Catholic primary · K-6 | 310 | 1,019 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.