St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
1264 Mountain Highway, The Basin VIC 3154
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in The Basin, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 255 students. Its ICSEA is 1,069, 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 Bernadette's is a co-educational Catholic primary school on Mountain Highway, The Basin, which opened in February 1983 and serves Prep to Year 6 with roughly 250 students. Its program combines core academic studies with STEAM, Cafe Kids, physical education, religion, Mandarin as a language, and art, aiming to nurture the development of the whole child.
Often praised
- STEAM program
- Mandarin language offered
- Whole-child approach
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Basin Primary School | The Basin | Public primary | 0.5 km | 1,042 | 559 |
| Fernbrook School | The Basin | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,049 | 78 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | Public k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 982 | 458 |
| Boronia Heights Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,051 | 489 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.5 km | 1,055 | 293 |
| Ghilgai School | Kilsyth | Independent primary | 2.8 km | 1,061 | 94 |
| Dillbadin Primary School | Boronia | Public primary | 2.9 km | 977 | 36 |
| Bayswater North Primary School | Bayswater North | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,015 | 199 |
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 Clare's Catholic Primary School | Truganina South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 442 | 1,069 |
| Annunciation School | Brooklyn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 65 | 1,068 |
| Holy Spirit Parish School | Manifold Heights | Catholic primary · P-6 | 326 | 1,068 |
| Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School | Sunshine | Catholic primary · P-6 | 317 | 1,070 |
| St Anne's School | Seaford | Catholic primary · P-6 | 186 | 1,070 |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School | Armstrong Creek | Catholic primary · P-6 | 504 | 1,070 |
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.