St Bede's School
2 Marwal Avenue, Balwyn North VIC 3104
St Bede's School is a Catholic primary school in Balwyn North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 264 students. Its ICSEA is 1,133, 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: St Bede's School is a Catholic coeducational primary school in Balwyn North, serving Prep to Year 6 with around 280 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 1 to 13. It operates with the consent of the Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne and is governed by Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools. The school has its own website describing its community and programs.
Often praised
- Catholic parish school
- Moderate class sizes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwyn North Primary School | Balwyn North | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,139 | 515 |
| Belle Vue Primary School | Balwyn North | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,122 | 121 |
| Boroondara Park Primary School | Balwyn North | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,138 | 223 |
| Deepdene Primary School | Deepdene | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,159 | 339 |
| St Anne's School | Kew East | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,152 | 80 |
| Kew East Primary School | Kew East | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,183 | 428 |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School | Deepdene | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,138 | 144 |
| Genazzano FCJ College | Kew | Catholic k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,127 | 680 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James' School | Brighton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 1,133 |
| St Paul's School | Bentleigh | Catholic primary · P-6 | 341 | 1,134 |
| St Finbar's School | Brighton East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 331 | 1,136 |
| St John's School | Footscray | Catholic primary · P-6 | 227 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas The Apostle School | Blackburn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 185 | 1,130 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Eltham North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 393 | 1,137 |
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.