St Mel's Catholic Primary School
Campsie NSW 2194
St Mel's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Campsie, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 345 students. Its ICSEA is 1,056, 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 Mel's is a coeducational Catholic primary school (K-6) in Campsie with about 330 students. Its origins go back to 1895, founded by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, and it moved to Campsie in 1915. It follows the Josephite tradition of never seeing a need without doing something about it, and uses an Organic Learning framework. The community is highly multicultural.
Often praised
- Josephite tradition
- Organic Learning framework
- Multicultural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campsie Public School | Campsie | Public primary | 0.1 km | 1,016 | 515 |
| Harcourt Public School | Campsie | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,033 | 373 |
| Canterbury South Public School | Canterbury | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,038 | 269 |
| All Saints Grammar Junior School | Belmore | Independent primary | 1.5 km | — | — |
| Canterbury Public School | Canterbury | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,082 | 346 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic School Ashbury | Croydon Park | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,102 | 378 |
| Croydon Park Public School | Croydon Park | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,077 | 325 |
| Ashbury Public School | Ashbury | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,111 | 356 |
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 Gregory's Primary School | Queanbeyan | Catholic primary · K-6 | 730 | 1,056 |
| St John Fisher Catholic Primary School | Tumbi Umbi | Catholic primary · K-6 | 370 | 1,056 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Shelly Beach | Catholic primary · K-6 | 606 | 1,057 |
| Bethany Catholic Primary School | Glenmore Park | Catholic primary · K-6 | 540 | 1,058 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Port Kembla | Catholic primary · K-6 | 177 | 1,058 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Blacktown | Catholic primary · K-6 | 295 | 1,058 |
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.