St Benedict's Primary School
Edgeworth NSW 2285
St Benedict's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Edgeworth, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 357 students. Its ICSEA is 1,037, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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: St Benedict's Primary School is a Catholic co-educational primary school in Edgeworth, Lake Macquarie, in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese. Opened in 1962, it has around 357 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The site includes 14 classrooms, a library, a learning support hub, a chapel, a multipurpose hall and playground facilities. The school publishes annual reports and regular community newsletters.
Often praised
- Learning support hub
- Chapel and hall facilities
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgeworth Heights Public School | Edgeworth | Public primary | 0.3 km | 969 | 305 |
| Edgeworth Public School | Edgeworth | Public primary | 0.8 km | 967 | 647 |
| Barnsley Public School | Barnsley | Public primary | 2.0 km | 950 | 276 |
| Argenton Public School | Argenton | Public primary | 2.4 km | 934 | 46 |
| Holy Cross Primary School | Glendale | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 1,036 | 153 |
| Boolaroo Public School | Boolaroo | Public primary | 3.3 km | 981 | 99 |
| West Wallsend Public School | West Wallsend | Public primary | 3.6 km | 950 | 268 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School | Hoxton Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 469 | 1,037 |
| Marion Catholic Primary School | Horsley Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 186 | 1,037 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Albion Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 399 | 1,037 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary · K-6 | 363 | 1,036 |
| Holy Cross Primary School | Glendale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 153 | 1,036 |
| St Augustine's Primary School | Coffs Harbour | Catholic primary · K-6 | 738 | 1,036 |
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.