St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Bowral NSW 2576
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Bowral, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 219 students. Its ICSEA is 1,103, 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 Thomas Aquinas is a Catholic parish primary school (K-6) in Bowral, in the Southern Highlands, with about 219 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of around 14 to 1. The school shares regular community news through its online newsletter. Its enrolment includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and a small proportion of families from language backgrounds other than English.
Often praised
- Southern Highlands parish school
- Regular community newsletter
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: medium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowral Public School | Bowral | Public primary | 0.5 km | 1,090 | 484 |
| Aurora Southern Highlands Steiner School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,052 | 131 |
| Frensham Junior School | Mittagong | Independent primary | 2.6 km | 1,157 | 103 |
| Southern Highlands Christian School | Bowral | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,068 | 363 |
| Oxley College | Burradoo | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,153 | 827 |
| Mittagong Public School | Mittagong | Public primary | 3.8 km | 992 | 536 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Mittagong | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,035 | 180 |
| Berrima Public School | Berrima | Public primary | 7.4 km | 1,029 | 158 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mater Dei Catholic Primary School | Blakehurst | Catholic primary · K-6 | 400 | 1,103 |
| Christ The King Primary School | North Rocks | Catholic primary · K-6 | 279 | 1,102 |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Skennars Head | Catholic primary · K-6 | 446 | 1,102 |
| Maria Regina Catholic Primary School | Avalon Beach | Catholic primary · K-6 | 154 | 1,102 |
| Our Lady Star of The Sea Catholic Primary School | Terrigal | Catholic primary · K-6 | 605 | 1,102 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Mona Vale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 417 | 1,104 |
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.