St Therese's Catholic Primary School
Lakemba NSW 2195
St Therese's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Lakemba, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 176 students. Its ICSEA is 1,024, 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 Therese's is a Catholic systemic primary school (Kindergarten to Year 6) in Lakemba within the Archdiocese of Sydney, opened in 1926 and staffed by the Sisters of St Joseph. It has around 176 students, about 94 percent from a language background other than English, and is a Kitchen Garden school. The school describes gifted and extension opportunities and a low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Gifted and extension programs
- Kitchen garden program
- Culturally diverse community
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Park Public School | Lakemba | Public primary | 0.4 km | 966 | 859 |
| Rissalah College | Lakemba | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,041 | 946 |
| Al-Faisal College - Lakemba | Lakemba | Independent primary | 0.8 km | — | — |
| Belmore North Public School | Belmore | Public primary | 1.0 km | 977 | 252 |
| Lakemba Public School | Wiley Park | Public primary | 1.1 km | 999 | 428 |
| Al Hikma College | Lakemba | Independent primary | 1.1 km | 1,049 | 399 |
| All Saints Grammar Junior School | Belmore | Independent primary | 1.2 km | — | — |
| Wiley Park Public School | Wiley Park | Public primary | 1.3 km | 994 | 550 |
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 Michael's Primary School | Coolamon | Catholic primary · K-6 | 76 | 1,024 |
| Corpus Christi Primary School | Cranebrook | Catholic primary · K-6 | 518 | 1,025 |
| Our Lady of Victories Primary School | Shortland | Catholic primary · K-6 | 130 | 1,025 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Kilaben Bay | Catholic primary · K-6 | 194 | 1,023 |
| St Paul's Primary School | Gateshead | Catholic primary · K-6 | 294 | 1,023 |
| All Saints Primary School | Tumbarumba | Catholic primary · K-6 | 58 | 1,026 |
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.