Mount St John Primary School
Dorrigo NSW 2453
Mount St John Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Dorrigo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 61 students. Its ICSEA is 961, 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: Mount St John Primary School is a small Catholic co-educational school in Dorrigo, teaching Kindergarten to Year 6 to around 61 students. It sits on the Dorrigo Plateau at the edge of the New England escarpment, on the lands of the Gumbaynggir people. The student-to-teacher ratio is about 9 to 1, and the community includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Scenic plateau setting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorrigo Public School | Dorrigo | Public primary | 0.6 km | 948 | 72 |
| Orama Public School | Thora | Public primary | 9.7 km | 983 | 32 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education | Thora | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.8 km | 1,032 | 188 |
| Ulong Public School | Ulong | Public primary | 20.0 km | 903 | 32 |
| Chrysalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education - Bellingen Campus | Bellingen | Independent primary | 20.2 km | — | — |
| Bellingen Public School | Bellingen | Public primary | 20.6 km | 998 | 219 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Bellingen | Catholic primary | 21.3 km | 1,039 | 123 |
| Lowanna Public School | Lowanna | Public primary | 23.6 km | 793 | 20 |
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 John Vianney Primary School | Morisset | Catholic primary · K-6 | 118 | 961 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Wee Waa | Catholic primary · K-6 | 118 | 961 |
| St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School Coonabarabran | Coonabarabran | Catholic primary · K-6 | 146 | 959 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Holbrook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 35 | 959 |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary · K-6 | 183 | 963 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Batlow | Catholic primary · K-6 | 42 | 958 |
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.