St Bernard's School
36 Patterson Street, Coburg East VIC 3058
St Bernard's School is a Catholic primary school in Coburg East, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 152 students. Its ICSEA is 1,121, 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 Bernard's School in Coburg East is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Melbourne's northern suburbs, teaching Prep to Year 6. It opened in 1941 and now has roughly 226 students. Weekly specialist lessons include physical education, music, art, Italian and digital technologies.
Often praised
- Italian language program
- Weekly specialist subjects
- Long-established parish school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coburg Primary School | Coburg | Public primary | 0.8 km | 1,113 | 338 |
| Merri-bek Primary School | Coburg | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,112 | 374 |
| St Paul's School | Coburg | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 1,097 | 200 |
| St Margaret Mary's School | Brunswick North | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,103 | 66 |
| Australian International Academy of Education | Coburg | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,071 | 2,215 |
| Bell Primary School | Preston | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,165 | 467 |
| St Fidelis' School | Moreland | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,119 | 251 |
| Brunswick East Primary School | Brunswick East | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,162 | 257 |
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 Peter's School | Bentleigh East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 625 | 1,121 |
| St Francis Xavier Primary School | Montmorency | Catholic primary · P-6 | 382 | 1,122 |
| St Margaret Mary's School | Spotswood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 159 | 1,122 |
| St Anne's School | Park Orchards | Catholic primary · P-6 | 231 | 1,119 |
| St Fidelis' School | Moreland | Catholic primary · P-6 | 251 | 1,119 |
| St Therese School | Torquay | Catholic primary · P-6 | 332 | 1,119 |
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.