St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School
Campbelltown NSW 2560
St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Campbelltown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 554 students. Its ICSEA is 1,049, 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 Evangelist is a Catholic parish primary school in Campbelltown teaching Kindergarten to Year 6, with around 550 students. It is described as the oldest school in the Diocese of Wollongong, with Catholic schooling in the area dating back to the 1820s and a permanent building from 1840. The community is culturally diverse, with a substantial share of students from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Oldest school in diocese
- Culturally diverse community
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown Public School | Campbelltown | Public primary | 0.1 km | 946 | 284 |
| St Peter's Anglican Grammar | Campbelltown | Independent primary | 0.3 km | 1,118 | 428 |
| Campbelltown North Public School | Campbelltown | Public primary | 1.3 km | 967 | 358 |
| Campbelltown East Public School | Campbelltown | Public primary | 1.4 km | 927 | 380 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Campbelltown | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,043 | 341 |
| Sherwood Hills Christian School | Bradbury | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,040 | 145 |
| Bradbury Public SchoolOC | Bradbury | Public primary | 1.9 km | 987 | 704 |
| John Warby Public School | Airds | Public primary | 2.1 km | 907 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Carmel School | Yass | Catholic primary · K-6 | 270 | 1,048 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | Belmont | Catholic primary · K-6 | 124 | 1,048 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Wagga Wagga | Catholic primary · K-6 | 166 | 1,050 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Boorowa | Catholic primary · K-6 | 95 | 1,050 |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School | Merrylands | Catholic primary · K-6 | 574 | 1,050 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Georges Hall | Catholic primary · K-6 | 377 | 1,050 |
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.