St Ignatius' Parish School
Bourke NSW 2840
St Ignatius' Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Bourke, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 90 students. Its ICSEA is 826, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: A small Catholic primary school in Bourke, on the Darling River in far north-west NSW, serving Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 90 students. Catholic education in Bourke began around 1871, and the Sisters of St Joseph arrived in 1881. The school serves a predominantly Aboriginal community, is administered by lay staff, and has celebrated Catholic Schools Week.
Often praised
- Strong Aboriginal community
- Long local history
- Small class sizes
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Ignatius' Parish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourke-Walgett School of Distance Education | Bourke | Public primary | 1.8 km | 993 | 47 |
| Bourke Public School | Bourke | Public primary | 1.8 km | 702 | 145 |
| Accelerate Christian Academy - Bourke | Bourke | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | — | 3 |
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 Mary's Primary School | Bowraville | Catholic primary · K-6 | 48 | 827 |
| St John's Parish School | Trangie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 30 | 823 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Coraki | Catholic primary · K-6 | 52 | 836 |
| St Pius X Primary School | Windale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 54 | 847 |
| St Joseph's Parish School | Peak Hill | Catholic primary · K-6 | 34 | 850 |
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.