St James' Primary School
Muswellbrook NSW 2333
St James' Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Muswellbrook, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 345 students. Its ICSEA is 952, 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 James' is a coeducational Catholic primary school (K-6) in Muswellbrook, managed by the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle and registered with NESA. It has around 345 students, including a notable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. The school publishes curriculum information and regular newsletters for its families.
Often praised
- Coeducational Catholic school
- Diverse student 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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St James' Primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muswellbrook South Public School | Muswellbrook | Public primary | 1.0 km | 819 | 439 |
| Richard Gill School | Muswellbrook | Independent primary | 1.9 km | 996 | 43 |
| Pacific Brook Christian School | Muswellbrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 950 | 88 |
| Muswellbrook Public School | Muswellbrook | Public primary | 2.7 km | 913 | 422 |
| Aberdeen Public School | Aberdeen | Public primary | 12.7 km | 890 | 151 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Denman | Catholic primary | 21.8 km | 1,026 | 42 |
| Denman Public School | Denman | Public primary | 22.0 km | 949 | 147 |
| Jerrys Plains Public School | Jerrys Plains | Public primary | 24.2 km | 877 | 15 |
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 Joseph's Primary School | Taree | Catholic primary · K-6 | 271 | 952 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine | Baradine | Catholic primary · K-6 | 43 | 951 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Quirindi | Catholic primary · K-6 | 74 | 953 |
| St Mary's Parish School | Hay | Catholic primary · K-6 | 33 | 950 |
| St Edward's Primary School | South Tamworth | Catholic primary · K-6 | 525 | 956 |
| St Joseph's Parish School | Condobolin | Catholic primary · K-6 | 116 | 956 |
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.