Mount St Thomas Public School
Taronga Ave, Wollongong NSW 2500
Mount St Thomas Public School is a government primary school in Wollongong, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 354 students. Its ICSEA is 1,070, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 354.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, including the school's own website and education directory listings. Mount St Thomas Public School is a government K-6 primary in a leafy Wollongong suburb, established in 1952, with around 350 students. It describes itself as an inclusive community where every child is valued, supported and challenged. It offers differentiated learning, wellbeing and learning support teams, extracurricular activities, and partnerships with families.
Often praised
- Inclusive, welcoming school culture
- Strong learning and wellbeing support
- Active family partnership
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Mount St Thomas Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Illawarra Grammar School | Wollongong West | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,159 | 970 |
| Lindsay Park Public School | Wollongong | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,068 | 334 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School | Mangerton | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,090 | 368 |
| Wollongong West Public School | Wollongong | Public primary | 1.4 km | 991 | 243 |
| Figtree Heights Public School | Figtree | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,061 | 181 |
| Figtree Public School | Figtree | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,028 | 264 |
| Coniston Public School | Coniston | Public primary | 1.6 km | 990 | 181 |
| Gwynneville Public School | Gwynneville | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,065 | 271 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardia Public School | Bardia | Public primary · K-6 | 953 | 1,070 |
| Dundas Public School | Dundas | Public primary · K-6 | 312 | 1,070 |
| Glenfield Public School | Glenfield | Public primary · K-6 | 470 | 1,070 |
| Marrickville West Public School | Marrickville | Public primary · K-6 | 411 | 1,070 |
| Woonona Public School | Woonona | Public primary · K-6 | 519 | 1,070 |
| Bexley North Public School | Bexley | Public primary · K-6 | 340 | 1,071 |
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.