St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Freshwater NSW 2096
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Freshwater, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 163 students. Its ICSEA is 1,134, 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 Baptist Catholic Primary School in Freshwater is a co-educational school for Kindergarten to Year 6, run by Catholic Schools Broken Bay. It serves families from Freshwater, Curl Curl, North Manly and Queenscliff as the local school of the Manly Freshwater parish. Its motto is Prepare the Way, and it has about 163 students.
Often praised
- Local parish community
- Prepare the Way motto
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbord Public School | Freshwater | Public primary | 0.4 km | 1,137 | 881 |
| Curl Curl North Public School | North Curl Curl | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,116 | 699 |
| St Luke's Grammar School | Dee Why | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,178 | 1,481 |
| St Kieran's Catholic Primary School | Manly Vale | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,122 | 141 |
| Brookvale Public SchoolOC | Brookvale | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,075 | 306 |
| St Augustine's College Sydney | Brookvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,141 | 1,580 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Manly | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,159 | 330 |
| Manly West Public School | Balgowlah | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,147 | 761 |
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 Margaret Mary's Catholic Primary School | Randwick North | Catholic primary · K-6 | 139 | 1,134 |
| St Ambrose Catholic Primary School | Concord West | Catholic primary · K-6 | 484 | 1,133 |
| Holy Family Primary School | Merewether Beach | Catholic primary · K-6 | 198 | 1,132 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School | Gladesville | Catholic primary · K-6 | 179 | 1,132 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Summer Hill | Catholic primary · K-6 | 163 | 1,136 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School | Berowra Heights | Catholic primary · K-6 | 297 | 1,131 |
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.