St Columba's Catholic Primary School
30 York Street, South Perth WA 6151
St Columba's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic primary school in South Perth, WA from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 477 students. Its ICSEA is 1,140, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
Sector, ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, 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 Columba's Catholic Primary School in South Perth was established in 1908 and welcomes girls and boys from three-year-old Pre-Kindy to Year 6, with two classes in each year group and about 257 students. Values of kindness, compassion and respect guide the school. Specialist teachers cover robotics and coding, Korean, science, art, music and sport, and outside school hours care is available.
Often praised
- Robotics and coding
- Korean language program
- Small class groups
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Perth Primary School | South Perth | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,122 | 389 |
| Wesley College | South Perth | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,147 | 1,414 |
| Hensman Street Elementary | South Perth | Independent primary | 0.7 km | 1,080 | 18 |
| Collier Primary School | Como | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,076 | 258 |
| Como Primary School | Como | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,140 | 448 |
| Kensington Primary School | Kensington | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,121 | 440 |
| Penrhos College | Como | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,143 | 1,096 |
| Victoria Park Christian School | Victoria Park | Independent primary | 2.8 km | 1,035 | 150 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in WA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Primary School | Mount Lawley | Catholic primary · K-6 | 239 | 1,141 |
| St Pius X Catholic School | Manning | Catholic primary · K-6 | 206 | 1,136 |
| Mel Maria Catholic Primary School | Attadale | Catholic primary · K-6 | 596 | 1,131 |
| Holy Rosary School | Doubleview | Catholic primary · K-6 | 475 | 1,128 |
| St Benedict's School | Applecross | Catholic primary · K-6 | 404 | 1,152 |
| St Columba's School | Bayswater | Catholic primary · K-6 | 501 | 1,125 |
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.