St Francis' School
Chapel Street, Nathalia VIC 3638
St Francis' School is a Catholic primary school in Nathalia, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 97 students. Its ICSEA is 1,006, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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: a Catholic co-educational primary school in Nathalia, founded in 1961 by the Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, serving Prep to Year 6 in the Diocese of Sandhurst. It offers a student-centred approach rooted in Franciscan values of peace and joy, justice, integrity and respect for creation, focused on the whole child.
Often praised
- Franciscan values
- Whole-child development
- Student-centred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathalia Primary School | Nathalia | Public primary | 0.2 km | 965 | 168 |
| St Joseph's School | Numurkah | Catholic primary | 21.4 km | 999 | 248 |
| Numurkah Primary School | Numurkah | Public primary | 21.6 km | 934 | 153 |
| Wunghnu Primary School | Wunghnu | Public primary | 22.5 km | 907 | 33 |
| Katunga Primary School | Katunga | Public primary | 23.2 km | 962 | 103 |
| Undera Primary School | Undera | Public primary | 24.2 km | 942 | 13 |
| Strathmerton Primary School | Strathmerton | Public primary | 28.5 km | 954 | 47 |
| Tallygaroopna Primary School | Tallygaroopna | Public primary | 28.6 km | 994 | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the King Primary School | Braybrook | Catholic primary · P-6 | 211 | 1,006 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School | Newborough | Catholic primary · P-6 | 266 | 1,006 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School | Merbein | Catholic primary · P-6 | 153 | 1,006 |
| St Joseph's School | Cobram | Catholic primary · P-6 | 308 | 1,006 |
| St Michael's School | Tallangatta | Catholic primary · P-6 | 83 | 1,006 |
| St Paul's Primary School | Mildura | Catholic primary · P-6 | 314 | 1,006 |
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.