St Nicholas OOSH Kotara
St James Primary School, Vista Parade, Kotara South NSW 2289
St Nicholas OOSH Kotara is an outside school hours care service in Kotara South NSW 2289, run by Trustees of The Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle. It is approved for 150 children. It is rated Meeting the National Quality Standard, last assessed November 2025. It is one of 3 services in Kotara South; none of them is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 150
- Service type
- Outside school hours care
- Approved since
- 13/03/2013
- Last assessed
- November 2025
Services offered
- Before school care
- After school care
- Vacation care
Contact & location
- St James Primary School, Vista Parade, Kotara South NSW 2289
- 0455 441 343
- stnicks.org.au
Fees and vacancies
St Nicholas OOSH Kotara sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Outside school hours care in Australia averaged $10.05 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Dec 2025)
This service improved from Working Towards to Meeting
Quality area ratings
| CurrentDec 2025 | PreviousMar 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Working Towards |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA5Relationships with children | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Working Towards |
| Overall | Meeting | Working Towards |
Nearby in Kotara South
- Wesley Out of School Hours Care, Kotara South 100 places Outside school hours care
- St Nicholas Early Education Kotara South 79 places Long day care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Kotara South
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,267
- Median age
- 37
- Household income /wk
- $2,230
- Median rent /wk
- $378
- Avg household size
- 2.8