St Columba's School
306 Howard Street, Ballarat North VIC 3350
St Columba's School is a Catholic primary school in Ballarat North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 334 students. Its ICSEA is 1,090, 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 Columba's is a Catholic parish primary school on Howard Street, Ballarat North, serving Prep to Year 6 with over 300 students in multi-age learning groups. The original school was built by the Sisters of Mercy in 1911, and its centenary was celebrated in 2011. Its vision of Engaging, Inspiring, Empowering emphasises personalised learning, and its mission draws on the faith and courage of St Columba.
Often praised
- Multi-age learning groups
- Personalised learning focus
- Over 110 years of history
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur Street Primary School | Soldiers Hill | Public primary | 0.6 km | 951 | 89 |
| Ballarat North Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,002 | 312 |
| Black Hill Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,042 | 370 |
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,069 | 220 |
| St Alipius' Parish School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,052 | 248 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) | Lake Wendouree | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,095 | 342 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,096 | 249 |
| Ballarat Grammar | Wendouree | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,120 | 1,989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart School | Preston | Catholic primary · P-6 | 117 | 1,090 |
| St Brigid's School | Mordialloc | Catholic primary · P-6 | 169 | 1,091 |
| St Mary's School | Thornbury | Catholic primary · P-6 | 113 | 1,089 |
| St Thomas More's School | Belgrave | Catholic primary · P-6 | 101 | 1,089 |
| Emmaus Catholic Primary School | Mount Clear | Catholic primary · P-6 | 362 | 1,088 |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea School | Ocean Grove | Catholic primary · P-6 | 593 | 1,092 |
About this data
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