St Joseph's Primary School
Bulahdelah NSW 2423
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Bulahdelah, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 72 students. Its ICSEA is 980, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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 co-educational Catholic primary school for Kindergarten to Year 6 in Bulahdelah, part of the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese's Manning region. Founded by the Sisters of St Joseph in 1955 on Worimi land, it has around 72 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9 to 1, with a sizeable team of support staff.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Josephite heritage
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulahdelah Central School | Bulahdelah | Public k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 902 | 289 |
| Bungwahl Public School | Bungwahl | Public primary | 22.1 km | 1,037 | 36 |
| Coolongolook Public School | Coolongolook | Public primary | 22.5 km | 950 | 31 |
| Stroud Public School | Stroud | Public primary | 23.3 km | 931 | 71 |
| Booral Public School | Booral | Public primary | 24.8 km | 938 | 84 |
| Stroud Road Public School | Stroud Road | Public primary | 27.0 km | 948 | 9 |
| Tea Gardens Public School | Tea Gardens | Public primary | 29.6 km | 934 | 130 |
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 Joseph's Primary School | Adelong | Catholic primary · K-6 | 58 | 980 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | South Grafton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 126 | 979 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Casino | Catholic primary · K-6 | 606 | 981 |
| St Brendan's Primary School | Ganmain | Catholic primary · K-6 | 29 | 982 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Uralla | Catholic primary · K-6 | 52 | 982 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Boggabri | Catholic primary · K-6 | 21 | 983 |
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.