St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Oatley NSW 2223
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Oatley, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 219 students. Its ICSEA is 1,131, 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 Joseph's is a small Catholic co-educational primary school (K-6) in Oatley with about 219 students. It opened in 1955 with 75 pupils, taught initially by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. Today it has roughly 26 staff, including 19 teachers, and a community in which about a third of students speak languages other than English at home.
Often praised
- Established 1955 parish school
- Small co-ed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oatley Public School | Oatley | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,126 | 365 |
| Mortdale Public School | Mortdale | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,096 | 350 |
| Hurstville Grove Infants School | Penshurst | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,097 | 59 |
| Connells Point Public School | Connells Point | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,088 | 429 |
| Oatley West Public School | Oatley | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,132 | 519 |
| Hurstville South Public School | Hurstville | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,077 | 453 |
| St Declan's Catholic Primary School | Penshurst | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,108 | 539 |
| Penshurst Public School | Penshurst | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,061 | 458 |
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 Bernard's Catholic Primary School | Berowra Heights | Catholic primary · K-6 | 297 | 1,131 |
| St Martin's Catholic Primary School | Davidson | Catholic primary · K-6 | 136 | 1,131 |
| 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 Michael's Catholic Primary School | Thirroul | Catholic primary · K-6 | 183 | 1,130 |
| St Raphael's Catholic Primary School | South Hurstville | Catholic primary · K-6 | 210 | 1,130 |
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.