St Joseph's Primary School
East Maitland NSW 2323
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in East Maitland, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 449 students. Its ICSEA is 1,063, 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 in East Maitland is a systemic Catholic school in the Hunter Valley for Kindergarten to Year 6, with around 450 students. Facilities include a contemporary library and information centre, a computer laboratory, playing fields and an assembly hall. Weekly sport includes gymnastics, dance, lifesaving and team sports, and on-site before and after school care is available.
Often praised
- Weekly sports programs
- Well-resourced library
- On-site before and after school care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland East Public School | East Maitland | Public primary | 0.1 km | 975 | 559 |
| OneSchool Global NSW - Maitland | East Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 975 | 108 |
| Tenambit Public School | Tenambit | Public primary | 2.0 km | 893 | 283 |
| Linuwel School Ltd | East Maitland | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,041 | 244 |
| Hunter Valley Grammar School | Ashtonfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,134 | 1,161 |
| Maitland Christian School | Metford | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,047 | 832 |
| St John the Baptist Primary School | Maitland | Catholic primary | 2.8 km | 1,047 | 397 |
| Ashtonfield Public School | Ashtonfield | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,008 | 514 |
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 Paul's Catholic Primary School | Moss Vale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 188 | 1,063 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School | Greystanes | Catholic primary · K-6 | 802 | 1,064 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | Chisholm | Catholic primary · K-6 | 614 | 1,064 |
| St Carthage's Primary School | Lismore | Catholic primary · K-6 | 580 | 1,064 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School | Lurnea | Catholic primary · K-6 | 400 | 1,062 |
| St Madeleine's Primary School | Kenthurst | Catholic primary · K-6 | 388 | 1,064 |
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.