St Mary's School
26 Mary Street, Northampton WA 6535
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Northampton, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 61 students. Its ICSEA is 979, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, 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 School is a small co-educational Catholic primary school in Northampton, with about 41 students in composite classes from Pre-primary to Year 6. Founded by the Presentation Sisters in 1868, it aims to nurture a love of learning in a supportive, caring environment. Small classes allow personalised learning, and specialist Health and Physical Education emphasises participation and skill development.
Often praised
- Caring Catholic community
- Personalised small classes
- 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton District High School | Northampton | Public k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 884 | 142 |
| Chapman Valley Primary School | Nabawa | Public primary | 22.9 km | 915 | 7 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic School | Boyup Brook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 69 | 979 |
| St Patrick's School | Katanning | Catholic primary · K-6 | 133 | 983 |
| St Joseph's School | Waroona | Catholic primary · K-6 | 177 | 971 |
| St Bernard's School | Kojonup | Catholic primary · K-6 | 83 | 988 |
| St Lawrence's Primary School | Geraldton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 675 | 990 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Pinjarra | Catholic primary · K-6 | 237 | 994 |
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.