St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland
Portland NSW 2847
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Portland is a Catholic primary school in Portland, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 50 students. Its ICSEA is 924, 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 Catholic Primary School Portland is a Kindergarten to Year 6 school in the Central Tablelands, in the Diocese of Bathurst. Set on Convent Hill overlooking the town, it has a library and multi-purpose hall built in 2010 supporting technology learning. Its motto is 'Faith and Truth', inherited from the Sisters of St Joseph. About 50 students attend, including a strong Aboriginal community.
Often praised
- Faith and Truth motto
- Modern library and hall
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Central School | Portland | Public k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 845 | 203 |
| Cullen Bullen Public School | Cullen Bullen | Public primary | 7.2 km | 790 | 8 |
| Wallerawang Public School | Wallerawang | Public primary | 10.4 km | 909 | 186 |
| Meadow Flat Public School | Meadow Flat | Public primary | 10.9 km | 1,000 | 30 |
| Cooerwull Public School | Lithgow | Public primary | 20.4 km | 906 | 258 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow | Lithgow | Catholic primary | 21.1 km | 993 | 287 |
| Lithgow Public SchoolOC | Lithgow | Public primary | 21.4 km | 919 | 324 |
| Zig Zag Public School | Lithgow | Public primary | 22.0 km | 934 | 120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| St Francis Xavier's Primary School | Lake Cargelligo | Catholic primary · K-6 | 41 | 909 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra | Eugowra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 37 | 939 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble | Coonamble | Catholic primary · K-6 | 191 | 941 |
| St John's Parish School | Cobar | Catholic primary · K-6 | 114 | 941 |
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.