St Joseph's Primary School
Taree NSW 2430
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Taree, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 271 students. Its ICSEA is 952, 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 Catholic co-educational primary school in Taree, serving Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 271 students. It was opened in 1923 by the Sisters of St Joseph and belongs to the Maitland-Newcastle Catholic school network. The community includes a significant number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and families from varied language backgrounds, with about 12 students per teacher.
Often praised
- Diverse school community
- Low student-teacher ratio
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Gardens Public School | Taree | Public primary | 1.6 km | 724 | 207 |
| Chatham Public School | Taree | Public primary | 2.5 km | 837 | 222 |
| Taree Public School | Taree | Public primary | 3.5 km | 795 | 83 |
| Taree West Public School | Taree | Public primary | 3.8 km | 910 | 409 |
| MidCoast Christian College | Taree | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,015 | 787 |
| Cundletown Public School | Cundletown | Public primary | 5.5 km | 923 | 265 |
| Manning Valley Anglican College | Cundletown | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.7 km | 1,005 | 758 |
| Manning Adventist School | Tinonee | Independent primary | 7.5 km | 952 | 32 |
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 James' Primary School | Muswellbrook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 345 | 952 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School Baradine | Baradine | Catholic primary · K-6 | 43 | 951 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Quirindi | Catholic primary · K-6 | 74 | 953 |
| St Mary's Parish School | Hay | Catholic primary · K-6 | 33 | 950 |
| St Edward's Primary School | South Tamworth | Catholic primary · K-6 | 525 | 956 |
| St Joseph's Parish School | Condobolin | Catholic primary · K-6 | 116 | 956 |
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.