St Michael's Primary School
Nelson Bay NSW 2315
St Michael's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Nelson Bay, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 269 students. Its ICSEA is 1,040, 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 Michael's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Nelson Bay, serving Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 269 students. It is the only Catholic primary school on the Port Stephens Peninsula and is closely connected to the local parish. Recent developments include new classrooms, a learning hub, a new administration building and basketball and netball courts, which opened for the 2025 school year.
Often praised
- New classrooms and learning hub
- Strong parish connection
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomaree Public School | Salamander Bay | Public primary | 2.6 km | 981 | 310 |
| St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens | Salamander Bay | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,072 | 821 |
| St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa | Salamander Bay | Independent primary | 3.0 km | 763 | 30 |
| Edmondson Park College | Edmondson Park | Independent primary | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Shoal Bay Public School | Shoal Bay | Public primary | 3.7 km | 962 | 237 |
| Tea Gardens Public School | Tea Gardens | Public primary | 6.5 km | 934 | 130 |
| Soldiers Point Public SchoolOC | Soldiers Point | Public primary | 6.7 km | 992 | 267 |
| Anna Bay Public School | Anna Bay | Public primary | 7.3 km | 962 | 309 |
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 Joseph's Primary School | Goulburn North | Catholic primary · K-6 | 308 | 1,040 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School | South Penrith | Catholic primary · K-6 | 398 | 1,040 |
| Good Shepherd Primary School | Plumpton | Catholic primary · K-6 | 626 | 1,039 |
| Holy Spirit Primary School | Lavington | Catholic primary · K-6 | 335 | 1,041 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange | Orange | Catholic primary · K-6 | 426 | 1,041 |
| St Mary's Primary School | Bellingen | Catholic primary · K-6 | 123 | 1,039 |
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.