St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst
South Bathurst NSW 2795
St Philomena's Catholic Primary School Bathurst is a Catholic primary school in South Bathurst, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 216 students. Its ICSEA is 1,028, 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 Philomena's is described as the only single-stream K-6 Catholic school in Bathurst, serving around 220 students from the south Bathurst area. It was established in 1901 by the Sisters of Mercy to serve the community then known as Milltown, and moved to its present Lloyds Road site in 1983. It is part of Catholic Education Diocese of Bathurst.
Often praised
- Only single-stream Catholic K-6
- Founded 1901, Mercy tradition
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst South Public School | Bathurst | Public primary | 0.6 km | 936 | 184 |
| Bathurst Public School | Bathurst | Public primary | 2.0 km | 983 | 424 |
| Cathedral Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,036 | 363 |
| The Assumption Catholic Primary School Bathurst | Bathurst | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 1,031 | 393 |
| Bathurst West Public SchoolOC | Bathurst | Public primary | 3.1 km | 927 | 515 |
| Kelso Public School | Kelso | Public primary | 4.3 km | 859 | 374 |
| Scots All Saints College, Campus West | Bathurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | — | — |
| Scots All Saints College | White Rock | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,087 | 779 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Kelso | Kelso | Catholic primary · K-6 | 463 | 1,028 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Guildford | Catholic primary · K-6 | 342 | 1,028 |
| Henschke Primary School | Wagga Wagga | Catholic primary · K-6 | 603 | 1,029 |
| St Agnes' Primary School | Port Macquarie | Catholic primary · K-6 | 553 | 1,029 |
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School | Bankstown | Catholic primary · K-6 | 443 | 1,029 |
| St Patrick's Primary School | Walcha | Catholic primary · K-6 | 94 | 1,027 |
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.