St Joseph's Primary School
Culcairn NSW 2660
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Culcairn, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 53 students. Its ICSEA is 1,016, 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 Primary School is a small Catholic co-educational primary school in Culcairn, NSW, serving Kindergarten to Year 6. It has around 53 students across seven year levels and a low student-to-teacher ratio of about 8:1, so teachers can know each child well. The school operates within the Wagga Wagga Catholic system and serves Culcairn and the surrounding Riverina district.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Catholic rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culcairn Public School | Culcairn | Public primary | 0.4 km | 969 | 94 |
| Walla Walla Public School | Walla Walla | Public primary | 15.7 km | 963 | 40 |
| Henty Public School | Henty | Public primary | 16.8 km | 961 | 70 |
| St Paul's Lutheran Primary School | Henty | Independent primary | 16.8 km | 983 | 42 |
| Gerogery Public School | Gerogery | Public primary | 18.5 km | 942 | 13 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Holbrook | Catholic primary | 25.8 km | 959 | 35 |
| Holbrook Public School | Holbrook | Public primary | 26.1 km | 1,003 | 121 |
| Walbundrie Public School | Walbundrie | Public primary | 28.0 km | 973 | 19 |
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 Mary's Primary School | Young | Catholic primary · K-6 | 222 | 1,016 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Griffith | Catholic primary · K-6 | 504 | 1,016 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 397 | 1,017 |
| Holy Name Primary School | Forster | Catholic primary · K-6 | 345 | 1,014 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Lockhart | Catholic primary · K-6 | 74 | 1,018 |
| St Mary's Parish School | Warren | Catholic primary · K-6 | 127 | 1,014 |
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.