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St Nicholas Oosh Kotara

St James Primary School, Vista Parade, Kotara South, NSW, 2289

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareOperating
Provider
Trustees OF THE Roman Catholic Church For THE Diocese OF Maitland-Newcastle
Approval number
SE-00012093
Approved places
150
Approval granted
2013-03-13
Phone
0455441343
Last visit date
November 2025

NQS ratings

Issued Dec 2025

  • OverallMeeting NQS
  • QA1 Educational program and practiceMeeting NQS
  • QA2 Children's health and safetyMeeting NQS
  • QA3 Physical environmentMeeting NQS
  • QA4 Staffing arrangementsMeeting NQS
  • QA5 Relationships with childrenMeeting NQS
  • QA6 Collaborative partnershipsMeeting NQS
  • QA7 Governance and leadershipMeeting NQS

Previous overall rating: Working Towards NQS (Mar 2023)

Nature of care

  • Long day care: No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (part of a school): No
  • Preschool / kindergarten (stand alone): No
  • Outside school hours care (after school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (before school): Yes
  • Outside school hours care (vacation care): Yes
  • Other: No

Hours

School terms, session 1

Monday06:30 - 08:45
Tuesday06:30 - 08:45
Wednesday06:30 - 08:45
Thursday06:30 - 08:45
Friday06:30 - 08:45
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

School terms, session 2

Monday14:45 - 18:00
Tuesday14:45 - 18:00
Wednesday14:45 - 18:00
Thursday14:45 - 18:00
Friday14:45 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Holiday care

Monday06:30 - 18:00
Tuesday06:30 - 18:00
Wednesday06:30 - 18:00
Thursday06:30 - 18:00
Friday06:30 - 18:00
SaturdayNot available
SundayNot available

Approval conditions

Not available

Source: ACECQA National Registers

Official source record

How we use ACECQA data

Last imported 26 Aug 2026

Geocode: geonames-au-postcodes

Fees and vacancies: Not available from ACECQA — see the fees guide.

How this centre compares

St Nicholas Oosh Kotara against nearby centres, its suburb and state using published ACECQA fields and ChildcareScout Score.

Meeting NQS
  • Similar to nearby average
  • Similar to suburb average
  • Similar to state average

ChildcareScout Score

Track zoomed to 83–86 so gaps are visible

Exceeding / Excellent share

  • This centreMeeting NQS
  • Nearby centres0%
  • Kotara South0%
  • NSW18.2%

For this centre the chart marks whether its overall rating is Exceeding/Excellent; area rows show the share of services with those ratings.

Approved places

This centre
150
Nearby centres
74
Kotara South
110
NSW
63

Approved places are licensed capacity, not live vacancies.

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