St Alipius' Parish School
106-108 Victoria Street, Ballarat East VIC 3350
St Alipius' Parish School is a Catholic primary school in Ballarat East, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 248 students. Its ICSEA is 1,052, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ 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: St Alipius' Parish School is a Catholic primary school on Victoria Street, Ballarat East, serving Prep to Year 6 with around 250 students. It first opened to the children of the Ballarat East goldfields in April 1853 and is described as the oldest operating school in Ballarat. The school publishes its vision, mission and beliefs, and an enrolment information booklet for families.
Often praised
- Oldest school in Ballarat
- Goldfields heritage
- Small student-teacher ratio
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Lead Primary School | Ballarat East | Public primary | 1.3 km | 952 | 223 |
| Black Hill Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,042 | 370 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,069 | 220 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School | Soldiers Hill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 951 | 89 |
| Caledonian Primary School | Brown Hill | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,010 | 226 |
| St Columba's School | Ballarat North | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,090 | 334 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 2.3 km | 972 | 113 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,096 | 249 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary School | White Hills | Catholic primary · P-6 | 295 | 1,052 |
| St Joachim's School | Carrum Downs | Catholic primary · P-6 | 328 | 1,052 |
| St Jude's School | Langwarrin | Catholic primary · P-6 | 309 | 1,052 |
| St Patrick's School | Lilydale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 250 | 1,052 |
| St Augustine's School | Frankston South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,053 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Tarneit | Catholic primary · P-6 | 441 | 1,053 |
About this data
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