St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Erskineville NSW 2043
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Erskineville, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 169 students. Its ICSEA is 1,145, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. 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 Mary's is a Catholic primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) in Erskineville, established by the Sisters of Mercy in 1887 and on its current site since 1912. It has about 169 students, with around 42 percent from a language background other than English. The school states that Mercy values of service, respect, compassion, justice, courage and hospitality guide its policies and teaching.
Often praised
- Mercy values
- Diverse community
- Long local history
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: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Mary's Catholic Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erskineville Public School | Erskineville | Public primary | 0.2 km | 1,155 | 334 |
| Alexandria Park Community SchoolPartiallyOC | Alexandria | Public k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,052 | 1,312 |
| Newtown Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,140 | 272 |
| Darlington Public School | Chippendale | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,030 | 147 |
| Newtown North Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,132 | 221 |
| Australia Street Infants School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,143 | 104 |
| The Athena School | Newtown | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,058 | 52 |
| Camdenville Public School | Newtown | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,132 | 310 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School | Forestville | Catholic primary · K-6 | 282 | 1,145 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Kensington | Catholic primary · K-6 | 412 | 1,145 |
| St Bernadette's Primary School | Castle Hill | Catholic primary · K-6 | 479 | 1,145 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School | Chatswood | Catholic primary · K-6 | 355 | 1,144 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School | Pennant Hills | Catholic primary · K-6 | 217 | 1,147 |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Marsfield | Catholic primary · K-6 | 284 | 1,142 |
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.