St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley
Waverley NSW 2024
St Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley is a Catholic primary school in Waverley, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 308 students. Its ICSEA is 1,161, 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: St Charles' is a Catholic primary school in Waverley that has educated students since 1854, making it one of Australia's oldest educational sites. It has about 308 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. The Franciscan tradition underpins its three values of peace, simplicity and courtesy. The Poor Clare Sisters taught there for 112 years, and the school has appeared in independent Sydney primary school listings.
Often praised
- Franciscan values, since 1854
- Peace, simplicity, courtesy
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley Public School | Waverley | Public primary | 0.2 km | 1,150 | 263 |
| Waverley College - Waterford Campus | Waverley | Independent primary | 0.5 km | — | — |
| St Catherine's School | Waverley | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,156 | 1,122 |
| Moriah College | Bondi Junction | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,141 | 1,339 |
| Bronte Public School | Bronte | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,176 | 257 |
| St Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School | Randwick North | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 1,134 | 139 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School | Woollahra | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,164 | 196 |
| Clovelly Public School | Waverley | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,161 | 513 |
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 Thomas' Catholic Primary School | Willoughby | Catholic primary · K-6 | 277 | 1,161 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School | Bondi Beach | Catholic primary · K-6 | 88 | 1,160 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Randwick | Catholic primary · K-6 | 472 | 1,160 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Stanmore | Catholic primary · K-6 | 116 | 1,160 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Coogee | Catholic primary · K-6 | 205 | 1,159 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Manly | Catholic primary · K-6 | 330 | 1,159 |
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.