St Joseph's Primary School is a catholic primary school in Merewether, New South Wales, with 387 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 94.
Quick school snapshot
School model
St Joseph's Primary School is listed as Catholic and Primary, with a reported year range of K-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 387 total enrolments, including 189 girls and 198 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,141, with percentile 94 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 48.8% girls and 51.2% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1, based on 20.9 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Merewether, New South Wales, within Newcastle.
Profile signals
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St Joseph's Primary School is listed as a catholic primary school in Merewether, New South Wales. The profile reports 387 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,141, and a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 where available. The reported year range is K-6, and the campus sits within Newcastle local government area.
Enrolment
387
reported total enrolments
189 girls
198 boys
St Joseph's Primary School reports 387 total enrolments, including 189 girls and 198 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 48.8% girls and 51.2% boys.
Socio-educational
94
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,141
St Joseph's Primary School sits at the 94 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
2%
Lower-middle
12%
Upper-middle
28%
Top
57%
The socio-educational distribution lists 2% in the bottom quarter, 12% in the lower-middle quarter, 28% in the upper-middle quarter, and 57% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
26
FTE teaching
20.9
Non-teaching
12
Student-teacher
18.5:1
The profile reports 26 teaching staff and 12 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
Official school and governing body links are included when the dataset provides them.
Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
St Joseph's Primary School has 387 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 189 girls and 198 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
St Joseph's Primary School is listed as a Catholic school with school type Primary. The reported year range is K-6.
St Joseph's Primary School is located in Merewether, NSW 2291. The local government area is Newcastle.
The ICSEA value for St Joseph's Primary School is 1,141 and the ICSEA percentile is 94. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
St Joseph's Primary School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 48.8% girls and 51.2% 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.
