St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo
Dubbo NSW 2830
St John's Catholic Primary School Dubbo is a Catholic primary school in Dubbo, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 409 students. Its ICSEA is 998, 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 John's is a Catholic primary school in Dubbo serving Kindergarten to Year 6 within the Bathurst Diocese. It has roughly 400 students, a student-to-teacher ratio of around 16 to one, and a diverse community that includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and students from varied language backgrounds. The school shares news with families through an online newsletter.
Often praised
- Diverse school community
- Catholic Bathurst Diocese school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubbo Christian School | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,049 | 671 |
| Orana Heights Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 2.4 km | 900 | 614 |
| Buninyong Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 2.7 km | 787 | 436 |
| Dubbo School of Distance Education | Dubbo | Public k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 888 | 182 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 1,003 | 429 |
| St Laurence's Catholic Primary School Dubbo | Dubbo | Catholic primary | 3.3 km | 1,043 | 211 |
| Dubbo South Public School | Dubbo | Public primary | 3.4 km | 911 | 570 |
| Central West Leadership Academy | Dubbo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,072 | 158 |
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 | Finley | Catholic primary · K-6 | 83 | 998 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Fairfield | Catholic primary · K-6 | 691 | 997 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Mt Druitt South | Catholic primary · K-6 | 251 | 999 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Coolah | Coolah | Catholic primary · K-6 | 31 | 996 |
| St Brigid's Primary School | Kyogle | Catholic primary · K-6 | 148 | 996 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | Narrabri | Catholic primary · K-6 | 300 | 1,000 |
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.