St Joseph's Primary School
Port Macquarie NSW 2444
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Port Macquarie, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 397 students. Its ICSEA is 1,017, 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 is a Catholic primary school in Port Macquarie serving Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 400 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of around 12 to one. It has a staff of roughly 49 people, including 33 teachers, and a community that includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. The school shares news through regular online newsletters.
Often praised
- Small class ratios
- Large, supportive staff team
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westport Public School | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 0.9 km | 888 | 365 |
| Port Macquarie Steiner School | Port Macquarie | Independent primary | 1.2 km | 1,051 | 69 |
| St Agnes' Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,029 | 553 |
| Heritage Christian School | Port Macquarie | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,032 | 345 |
| North East Public School of Distance Education | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 1.7 km | 979 | 45 |
| Port Macquarie Public SchoolOC | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 1.8 km | 932 | 451 |
| St Peter's Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary | 3.0 km | 1,075 | 534 |
| Hastings Public School | Port Macquarie | Public primary | 3.4 km | 1,019 | 526 |
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 Joseph's Primary School | Culcairn | Catholic primary · K-6 | 53 | 1,016 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Lockhart | Catholic primary · K-6 | 74 | 1,018 |
| 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 Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Picton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 410 | 1,019 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Maclean | Catholic primary · K-6 | 135 | 1,019 |
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.