St Bernadette's School
53 Stanley Street, Ivanhoe West VIC 3079
St Bernadette's School is a Catholic primary school in Ivanhoe West, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 191 students. Its ICSEA is 1,149, 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 School is a Catholic primary school in Ivanhoe West, educating children from Prep to Year 6 since 1952 in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Current enrolment is about 260 students in twelve class groups. Each week children take part in Mandarin, performing arts, visual art, sport and music.
Often praised
- Mandarin language program
- Weekly arts and music
- Educating since 1952
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual School Victoria | Thornbury | Public k–12 / combined | 0.7 km | 1,073 | 2,797 |
| Ivanhoe Primary School | Ivanhoe | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,157 | 557 |
| Mary Immaculate School | Ivanhoe | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,147 | 102 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 1,181 | 850 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,169 | 2,500 |
| Holy Spirit School | Thornbury East | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,107 | 129 |
| Alphington Grammar School | Alphington | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,150 | 679 |
| Penders Grove Primary School | Thornbury | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,021 | 143 |
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 | Kensington | Catholic primary · P-6 | 242 | 1,149 |
| Good Shepherd School | Wheelers Hill | Catholic primary · P-6 | 474 | 1,151 |
| Mary Immaculate School | Ivanhoe | Catholic primary · P-6 | 102 | 1,147 |
| St Anne's School | Kew East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 80 | 1,152 |
| St Columba's School | Elwood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,152 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School | South Melbourne | Catholic primary · P-6 | 369 | 1,154 |
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.