St Joseph's Primary School
Merriwa NSW 2329
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Merriwa, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 49 students. Its ICSEA is 1,000, 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 small rural Catholic school in Merriwa, in the Upper Hunter, serving Kindergarten to Year 6 in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese. It aims to provide a meaningful and inclusive learning program that caters for the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical development of each student. About 49 students attend, with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of around 6.5:1.
Often praised
- Inclusive learning program
- Very small classes
- Upper Hunter 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merriwa Central School | Merriwa | Public k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 879 | 221 |
| Sandy Hollow Public School | Sandy Hollow | Public primary | 29.7 km | 814 | 23 |
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 Francis Xavier's Primary School | Narrabri | Catholic primary · K-6 | 300 | 1,000 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Manildra | Manildra | Catholic primary · 1-6 | 33 | 1,000 |
| St Peter's Primary School | Coleambally | Catholic primary · K-6 | 43 | 1,000 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians Primary School | East Lismore | Catholic primary · K-6 | 189 | 1,001 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | Mt Druitt South | Catholic primary · K-6 | 251 | 999 |
| Rosary Park Catholic School | Branxton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 375 | 1,002 |
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.