Holy Child School
227 Blair Street, Dallas VIC 3047
Holy Child School is a Catholic primary school in Dallas, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 200 students. Its ICSEA is 911, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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: a Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Dallas, established by the Josephite Sisters in 1965, with around 370 students. It describes a Josephite ethos of pastoral care and community involvement, an inquiry-based learning model, and facilities including a discovery centre, visual arts area, sports oval, courts and adventure playgrounds.
Often praised
- Josephite pastoral care
- Inquiry-based learning
- Discovery centre and oval
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Holy Child School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilim College | Broadmeadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,024 | 2,868 |
| Coolaroo South Primary School | Coolaroo | Public primary | 0.4 km | 930 | 239 |
| Dallas Brooks Community Primary School | Dallas | Public primary | 1.0 km | 893 | 367 |
| St Mary's Coptic Orthodox College | Coolaroo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 997 | 1,078 |
| My College | Dallas | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,005 | 325 |
| Bethal Primary School | Meadow Heights | Public primary | 1.4 km | 941 | 255 |
| Broadmeadows Primary School | Broadmeadows | Public primary | 1.6 km | 948 | 228 |
| Meadow Heights Primary School | Meadow Heights | Public primary | 1.8 km | 919 | 356 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School | Roxburgh Park | Catholic primary · P-6 | 614 | 911 |
| St Joseph's School | Collingwood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 62 | 928 |
| Sacred Heart School | Fitzroy | Catholic primary · P-6 | 152 | 936 |
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.