St John's Parish School
Cobar NSW 2835
St John's Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Cobar, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 114 students. Its ICSEA is 941, 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, 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 Parish School is a co-educational Catholic K-6 school at Prince Street, Cobar, supported by the St Laurence O'Toole Parish and the Cobar community. It belongs to the Wilcannia-Forbes Diocese Catholic education system. With around 114 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13, it offers a close-knit setting, and it publishes annual school reports.
Often praised
- Strong parish connection
- Small close-knit school
- Co-educational
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobar Public School | Cobar | Public primary | 0.5 km | 849 | 228 |
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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble | Coonamble | Catholic primary · K-6 | 191 | 941 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Wingham | Catholic primary · K-6 | 118 | 941 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra | Eugowra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 37 | 939 |
| Holy Trinity West Wagga | Ashmont | Catholic primary · K-6 | 242 | 938 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School | Waterloo | Catholic primary · K-6 | 76 | 938 |
| Holy Family Primary School | Emerton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 201 | 945 |
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.