St Thomas' Catholic Primary School
Willoughby NSW 2068
St Thomas' Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Willoughby, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 277 students. Its ICSEA is 1,161, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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' is a small Catholic co-educational primary school in Willoughby, teaching Kindergarten to Year 6 with roughly 277 students. The school opened in 1928 and was run by the Sisters of St Joseph until 1979, after which lay principals and staff took over. Class sizes are modest, with about 13 students per teacher, and it is part of the Catholic Schools Broken Bay network.
Often praised
- Small Catholic community
- Long history since 1928
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Public School | Willoughby | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,143 | 905 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School | Middle Cove | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,148 | 405 |
| Castle Cove Public School | Castle Cove | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,167 | 273 |
| Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School | Chatswood | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,144 | 355 |
| Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, Castlecrag | Castlecrag | Independent primary | 1.5 km | — | — |
| St Pius X College | Chatswood | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,144 | 1,183 |
| SHORE - Sydney Church of England Preparatory School, Northbridge | Northbridge | Independent primary | 1.7 km | — | — |
| Roseville Public School | Roseville | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,172 | 520 |
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 Charles' Catholic Primary School Waverley | Waverley | Catholic primary · K-6 | 308 | 1,161 |
| Galilee Catholic Primary School | Bondi Beach | Catholic primary · K-6 | 88 | 1,160 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School | Randwick | Catholic primary · K-6 | 472 | 1,160 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School | Stanmore | Catholic primary · K-6 | 116 | 1,160 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Coogee | Catholic primary · K-6 | 205 | 1,159 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Manly | Catholic primary · K-6 | 330 | 1,159 |
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.