St James' Primary School is a catholic primary school in Kotara South, New South Wales, with 334 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 85.
Quick school snapshot
School model
St James' Primary School is listed as Catholic and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 334 total enrolments, including 169 girls and 165 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,104, with percentile 85 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 50.6% girls and 49.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1, based on 20.6 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Kotara South, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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St James' Primary School is listed as a catholic primary school in Kotara South, New South Wales. The profile reports 334 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,104, and a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
334
reported total enrolments
169 girls
165 boys
St James' Primary School reports 334 total enrolments, including 169 girls and 165 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 50.6% girls and 49.4% boys.
Socio-educational
85
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,104
St James' Primary School sits at the 85 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
4%
Lower-middle
21%
Upper-middle
35%
Top
40%
The socio-educational distribution lists 4% in the bottom quarter, 21% in the lower-middle quarter, 35% in the upper-middle quarter, and 40% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
26
FTE teaching
20.6
Non-teaching
17
Student-teacher
16.2:1
The profile reports 26 teaching staff and 17 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
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FAQ
St James' Primary School has 334 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 169 girls and 165 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
St James' Primary School is listed as a Catholic school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
St James' Primary School is located in Kotara South, NSW 2289. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for St James' Primary School is 1,104 and the ICSEA percentile is 85. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
St James' Primary School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 50.6% girls and 49.4% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
