Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School
Waterloo NSW 2017
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Waterloo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 76 students. Its ICSEA is 938, 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: Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a single-stream Catholic primary school for Kindergarten to Year 6 in Waterloo, serving Waterloo, Redfern and Zetland in the Green Square area. Opened in 1858, it is one of Sydney's historically significant Catholic schools. It aims to develop confident, compassionate and successful students, and has a highly diverse, multicultural community.
Often praised
- Historic Catholic school since 1858
- Diverse multicultural community
- Confident, compassionate students
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Park Community SchoolPartiallyOC | Alexandria | Public k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,052 | 1,312 |
| Green Square Public School | Zetlands | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,122 | 107 |
| Bourke Street Public School | Surry Hills | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,135 | 381 |
| Sydney Distance Education Primary School | Surry Hills | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,094 | 124 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Erskineville | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,145 | 169 |
| Darlington Public School | Chippendale | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,030 | 147 |
| Erskineville Public School | Erskineville | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,155 | 334 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Rosebery | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,112 | 150 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity West Wagga | Ashmont | Catholic primary · K-6 | 242 | 938 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra | Eugowra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 37 | 939 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble | Coonamble | Catholic primary · K-6 | 191 | 941 |
| St John's Parish School | Cobar | Catholic primary · K-6 | 114 | 941 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Wingham | Catholic primary · K-6 | 118 | 941 |
| Holy Family Primary School | Emerton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 201 | 945 |
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.