St Joseph's Primary School
Wingham NSW 2429
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Wingham, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 118 students. Its ICSEA is 941, 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 K-6 school on Church Crescent, Wingham, in the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese. It grew from a convent school founded by the Josephite sisters in 1935, and the present school opened in 1974. It has around 120 students, a low student-to-teacher ratio, and a sizeable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student community. It shares news through a school newsletter.
Often praised
- Josephite heritage
- Small class sizes
- Inclusive 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingham Brush Public School | Wingham | Public primary | 0.3 km | 895 | 203 |
| Wingham Public School | Wingham | Public primary | 2.4 km | 934 | 240 |
| MidCoast Christian College | Taree | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,015 | 787 |
| Taree West Public School | Taree | Public primary | 7.8 km | 910 | 409 |
| Tinonee Public School | Tinonee | Public primary | 7.8 km | 948 | 158 |
| Manning Gardens Public School | Taree | Public primary | 8.4 km | 724 | 207 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Taree | Catholic primary | 9.0 km | 952 | 271 |
| Taree Public School | Taree | Public primary | 9.4 km | 795 | 83 |
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 Brigid's Catholic Primary School Coonamble | Coonamble | Catholic primary · K-6 | 191 | 941 |
| St John's Parish School | Cobar | Catholic primary · K-6 | 114 | 941 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Eugowra | Eugowra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 37 | 939 |
| Holy Trinity West Wagga | Ashmont | Catholic primary · K-6 | 242 | 938 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School | Waterloo | Catholic primary · K-6 | 76 | 938 |
| Holy Family Primary School | Emerton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 201 | 945 |
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.