St Patrick's Parish School
Cooma NSW 2630
St Patrick's Parish School is a Catholic combined primary and secondary school in Cooma, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 10 with about 457 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,037, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: a Catholic coeducational school in Cooma serving Kindergarten to Year 10. Its history traces to the Brigidine Convent built in 1884, and the former Brigidine High School combined with local primary schools in 1981 to form the parish school. The school describes itself as modern and technologically smart. It enrols about 457 students, with roughly 30 percent from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Long Catholic education history
- Kindergarten to Year 10
- Culturally diverse students
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alpine School | Cooma | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,032 | 97 |
| St Philip's Christian College Snowy Mountains | Cooma North | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,005 | 50 |
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 Anthony of Padua Catholic College | Austral | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-11 | 1,539 | 1,037 |
| All Saints Catholic College | Liverpool | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 2,138 | 1,038 |
| Lumen Christi Catholic College | Pambula Beach | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 692 | 1,040 |
| MacKillop Catholic College | Woongarrah | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,558 | 1,042 |
| St Vincent's College Ashfield | Ashfield | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,092 | 1,043 |
| St Matthews Catholic School Mudgee | Mudgee | Catholic k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,122 | 1,022 |
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.