St James' School
6 St James Close, Brighton VIC 3186
St James' School is a Catholic primary school in Brighton, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 146 students. Its ICSEA is 1,133, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ 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 the heart of Brighton, educating children for over 100 years. It has around 200 students from Prep to Year 6 and teaches Italian as a language subject. The school values learning as a collaborative process between school, parents and parish.
Often praised
- Italian language program
- Over 100 years of history
- School-parent-parish partnership
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsternwick Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,147 | 450 |
| Firbank Grammar School | Brighton | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,152 | 1,046 |
| Leibler Yavneh College | Elsternwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,123 | 559 |
| Brighton Grammar School | Brighton | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,143 | 1,480 |
| Brighton Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,153 | 523 |
| Gardenvale Primary School | Brighton East | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,164 | 617 |
| Sholem Aleichem College | Elsternwick | Independent primary | 1.8 km | 1,168 | 96 |
| Adass Israel School | Elsternwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 932 | 382 |
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 Bede's School | Balwyn North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 264 | 1,133 |
| St Paul's School | Bentleigh | Catholic primary · P-6 | 341 | 1,134 |
| St Finbar's School | Brighton East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 331 | 1,136 |
| St John's School | Footscray | Catholic primary · P-6 | 227 | 1,136 |
| St Thomas The Apostle School | Blackburn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 185 | 1,130 |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | Eltham North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 393 | 1,137 |
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.