Our Lady of Lourdes School
23 Orange Grove, Bayswater VIC 3153
Our Lady of Lourdes School is a Catholic primary school in Bayswater, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 85 students. Its ICSEA is 1,003, where the national average is 1000.
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: Our Lady of Lourdes is a small co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Bayswater, in Melbourne's outer east. Established in 1965, it celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2025. It has around 100 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio, offers Italian as its language program, and has a compulsory school uniform.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Italian language program
- 60-year community history
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayswater South Primary School | Bayswater | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,099 | 332 |
| Bayswater Primary School | Bayswater | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,024 | 155 |
| Bayswater West Primary School | Bayswater | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,003 | 202 |
| Dillbadin Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 1.5 km | 977 | 36 |
| Knox Central Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,018 | 70 |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Boronia | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,086 | 129 |
| Heathmont East Primary School | Heathmont | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,127 | 527 |
| Fairhills Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,004 | 94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Parish School | Portland | Catholic primary · P-6 | 260 | 1,003 |
| St Joseph's School | Coleraine | Catholic primary · P-6 | 34 | 1,003 |
| Holy Rosary School | Heathcote | Catholic primary · P-6 | 82 | 1,004 |
| St Catherine of Siena School | Melton West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 522 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's School | Korumburra | Catholic primary · P-6 | 101 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's School | Yarra Junction | Catholic primary · P-6 | 87 | 1,002 |
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.