St Columba's Primary School
Adamstown NSW 2289
St Columba's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Adamstown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 168 students. Its ICSEA is 1,107, 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 Columba's is a small Catholic co-educational primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) on Lockyer Street, Adamstown, managed by the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. Established in the 1890s by the Sisters of Mercy, it serves the Adamstown Catholic community with about 168 students. The school publishes annual reports and regular newsletters, and sources note an above-average ICSEA score.
Often praised
- Long local history
- Active newsletters
- Small school community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown Public School | Adamstown | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,078 | 439 |
| New Lambton South Public SchoolOC | New Lambton | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,095 | 462 |
| Hunter School of Performing Arts | Broadmeadow | Public k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,085 | 1,090 |
| Merewether Heights Public School | Merewether Heights | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,129 | 269 |
| Merewether Public School | Merewether | Public primary | 1.5 km | 950 | 139 |
| St Therese's Primary School | New Lambton | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,100 | 543 |
| Belair Public School | Adamstown | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,103 | 409 |
| New Lambton Public School | New Lambton | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,108 | 538 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Westmead | Catholic primary · K-6 | 182 | 1,106 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School | Penshurst | Catholic primary · K-6 | 539 | 1,108 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Schofields | Catholic primary · K-6 | 724 | 1,108 |
| St Luke’s Catholic College (Primary) | Marsden Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 827 | 1,106 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Sutherland | Catholic primary · K-6 | 603 | 1,106 |
| Our Lady of the Angels Primary School | Kellyville | Catholic primary · K-6 | 600 | 1,105 |
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.