St Joseph's Primary School
Lockhart NSW 2656
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Lockhart, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 74 students. Its ICSEA is 1,018, 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 Lockhart, NSW, for Kindergarten to Year 6. Catholic education in the town began in 1908 with four Presentation Sisters, and the school celebrated 100 years in 2008. It enrols around 74 students, with a student-to-teacher ratio of about eleven to one.
Often praised
- Over a century of Catholic education
- Small class sizes
- Close-knit regional 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Central School | Lockhart | Public k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 874 | 87 |
| Boree Creek Public School | Boree Creek | Public primary | 16.4 km | 927 | 19 |
| Pleasant Hills Public School | Pleasant Hills | Public primary | 28.2 km | 920 | 13 |
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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Picton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 410 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 397 | 1,017 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Maclean | Catholic primary · K-6 | 135 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Kingswood | Catholic primary · K-6 | 310 | 1,019 |
| Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange | Orange | Catholic primary · K-6 | 505 | 1,020 |
| St Canice's Primary School | Katoomba | Catholic primary · K-6 | 67 | 1,020 |
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.