St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Moss Vale NSW 2577
St Paul's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Moss Vale, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 188 students. Its ICSEA is 1,063, 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 Paul's is a Catholic parish primary school in Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands, part of the Wollongong diocese school system and teaching Kindergarten to Year 6. Public listings describe around 188 students, a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13 to 1, and a regularly updated school newsletter for families.
Often praised
- Small Catholic parish school
- Active newsletter
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moss Vale Public SchoolOC | Moss Vale | Public primary | 0.7 km | 985 | 442 |
| The King's School, Tudor House | Moss Vale | Independent primary | 3.1 km | — | — |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,153 | 827 |
| Berrima Public School | Berrima | Public primary | 7.2 km | 1,029 | 158 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.9 km | 1,068 | 363 |
| Bowral Public School | Bowral | Public primary | 8.4 km | 1,090 | 484 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | Bowral | Catholic primary | 8.9 km | 1,103 | 219 |
| Exeter Public School | Exeter | Public primary | 9.0 km | 1,030 | 123 |
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 | East Maitland | Catholic primary · K-6 | 449 | 1,063 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School | Greystanes | Catholic primary · K-6 | 802 | 1,064 |
| St Aloysius Catholic Primary School | Chisholm | Catholic primary · K-6 | 614 | 1,064 |
| St Carthage's Primary School | Lismore | Catholic primary · K-6 | 580 | 1,064 |
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School | Lurnea | Catholic primary · K-6 | 400 | 1,062 |
| St Madeleine's Primary School | Kenthurst | Catholic primary · K-6 | 388 | 1,064 |
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.