St Paul's Primary School
37 Wellard Way, Karratha WA 6714
St Paul's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Karratha, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 424 students. Its ICSEA is 1,019, where the national average is 1000.
Sector, ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, 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 Primary School is a double-stream Catholic K-6 school in Karratha (Bulgarra) with roughly 390 students and 46 staff. It was established by the Presentation Sisters in 1978. Its vision, based on the Gospel values and charism of Nano Nagle, is to educate children for life, and its motto is "Guard the Truth".
Often praised
- Presentation Sisters tradition
- Educating children for life
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 1.1 km | 912 | 263 |
| Pegs Creek Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 1.9 km | 899 | 227 |
| Millars Well Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 3.5 km | 925 | 308 |
| Tambrey Primary School | Karratha | Public primary | 5.1 km | 930 | 694 |
| Baynton West Primary School | Baynton | Public primary | 5.6 km | 992 | 796 |
| Dampier Primary School | Dampier | Public primary | 16.8 km | 984 | 190 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's School | Donnybrook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 140 | 1,019 |
| Assumption Catholic Primary School | Mandurah | Catholic primary · K-6 | 374 | 1,020 |
| St Anthony's School | Greenmount | Catholic primary · K-6 | 442 | 1,020 |
| Mary Mackillop Catholic Community Primary School | Ballajura | Catholic primary · K-6 | 431 | 1,016 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | Westminster | Catholic primary · K-6 | 213 | 1,015 |
| St Mary's School | Merredin | Catholic primary · K-6 | 144 | 1,015 |
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.