St Joseph's Primary School
Charlestown NSW 2290
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Charlestown, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 361 students. Its ICSEA is 1,102, 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 Primary School is a Catholic primary school on Shelton Street, Charlestown, in the Newcastle area. It serves about 360 students from Kindergarten to Year 6, with a roughly even mix of girls and boys. Public profiles and the school's newsletters indicate an active school community, though few details about specific programs were available in the sources reviewed.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown East Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 0.5 km | 1,036 | 319 |
| Charlestown Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 0.5 km | 1,037 | 234 |
| Kahibah Public School | Kahibah | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,076 | 291 |
| Charlestown South Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,075 | 235 |
| St Paul's Primary School | Gateshead | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,023 | 294 |
| St James' Primary School | Kotara South | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,104 | 334 |
| Wiripaang Public School | Gateshead | Public primary | 2.2 km | 853 | 182 |
| Hillsborough Public School | Charlestown | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,020 | 164 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ The King Primary School | North Rocks | Catholic primary · K-6 | 279 | 1,102 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Skennars Head | Catholic primary · K-6 | 446 | 1,102 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School | Avalon Beach | Catholic primary · K-6 | 154 | 1,102 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School | Terrigal | Catholic primary · K-6 | 605 | 1,102 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury | Croydon Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 378 | 1,102 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Narrabeen | Catholic primary · K-6 | 195 | 1,102 |
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.