St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School
Narraweena NSW 2099
St John the Apostle Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Narraweena, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 247 students. Its ICSEA is 1,091, 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 the Apostle is a coeducational Catholic primary school for Kindergarten to Year 6 in Narraweena, between Beacon Hill and Dee Why on Sydney's Northern Beaches. It has about 250 students and a small student-to-teacher ratio, and is part of the Broken Bay Catholic school system. Students come from a mix of cultural and language backgrounds.
Often praised
- Northern Beaches location
- Small class sizes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narraweena Public School | Narraweena | Public primary | 0.1 km | 1,059 | 511 |
| Karuna Montessori School | Narraweena | Independent primary | 0.4 km | — | 4 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
| Dee Why Public School | Dee Why | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,028 | 478 |
| Beacon Hill Public School | Beacon Hill | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,099 | 459 |
| Brookvale Public SchoolOC | Brookvale | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,075 | 306 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| Cromer Public School | Cromer | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,091 | 468 |
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 Christopher's Catholic Primary School | Panania | Catholic primary · K-6 | 606 | 1,091 |
| St Finbar's Catholic Primary School Sans Souci | Sans Souci | Catholic primary · K-6 | 218 | 1,091 |
| St Luke's Catholic Primary School | Revesby | Catholic primary · K-6 | 622 | 1,091 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Miranda | Miranda | Catholic primary · K-6 | 396 | 1,090 |
| St Andrew's Catholic Primary School | Malabar | Catholic primary · K-6 | 402 | 1,090 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Rockdale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 204 | 1,092 |
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.