St Mary's Primary School
Bowraville NSW 2449
St Mary's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Bowraville, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 48 students. Its ICSEA is 827, 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 Mary's Primary School is a Catholic school in Bowraville on the NSW Mid North Coast, teaching Kindergarten to Year 6. Opened over 108 years ago, it is supported by the local Gumbaynggirr community and enrols a large proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. With around 48 students and about five students per teacher, it offers a small, close learning community.
Often praised
- Gumbaynggirr community support
- Very small classes
- Long local history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowraville Central School | Bowraville | Public k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 861 | 206 |
| Tallowood Steiner School | Bowraville | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 989 | 94 |
| Macksville Public School | Macksville | Public primary | 8.9 km | 925 | 284 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Macksville | Catholic primary | 10.3 km | 1,002 | 244 |
| Nambucca Valley Christian Community School | Nambucca Heads | Independent k–12 / combined | 12.8 km | 1,042 | 555 |
| Frank Partridge VC Public School | Nambucca Heads | Public primary | 13.0 km | 886 | 217 |
| Nambucca Heads Public School | Nambucca Heads | Public primary | 14.9 km | 904 | 156 |
| Scotts Head Public School | Scotts Head | Public primary | 17.6 km | 1,014 | 73 |
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 Ignatius' Parish School | Bourke | Catholic primary · K-6 | 90 | 826 |
| St John's Parish School | Trangie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 30 | 823 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Coraki | Catholic primary · K-6 | 52 | 836 |
| St Pius X Primary School | Windale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 54 | 847 |
| St Joseph's Parish School | Peak Hill | Catholic primary · K-6 | 34 | 850 |
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.