St Patrick's Primary School
Wallsend NSW 2287
St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Wallsend, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 323 students. Its ICSEA is 1,076, 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 Patrick's is a Catholic primary school in Wallsend, in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, offering Kindergarten to Year 6 to around 320 students. It presents itself as a welcoming and caring environment for children to learn. The curriculum follows the NSW Education Standards Authority syllabus, with students taught across seven Key Learning Areas, and the school publishes annual reports for families.
Often praised
- Welcoming, caring environment
- NESA curriculum, seven learning areas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburg Public School | Wallsend | Public primary | 0.6 km | 910 | 195 |
| Wallsend Public School | Wallsend | Public primary | 1.1 km | 965 | 252 |
| Elermore Vale Public School | Wallsend | Public primary | 1.7 km | 996 | 290 |
| Maryland Public SchoolOC | Maryland | Public primary | 2.1 km | 996 | 368 |
| Wallsend South Public School | Wallsend | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,083 | 583 |
| Macquarie College | Wallsend | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,110 | 1,060 |
| Newcastle Waldorf School | Glendale | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,072 | 237 |
| Heaton Public School | Jesmond | Public primary | 2.9 km | 955 | 162 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School | Seven Hills | Catholic primary · K-6 | 389 | 1,076 |
| Our Lady of The Nativity Primary School | Lawson | Catholic primary · K-6 | 115 | 1,076 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Wyoming | Catholic primary · K-6 | 443 | 1,076 |
| Mater Dei Primary School | Lake Albert | Catholic primary · K-6 | 322 | 1,075 |
| St Peter's Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 534 | 1,075 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville | Matraville | Catholic primary · K-6 | 369 | 1,078 |
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.