St James the Apostle School
330 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing North VIC 3029
St James the Apostle School is a Catholic primary school in Hoppers Crossing North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 387 students. Its ICSEA is 1,037, 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 on Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing North, in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. It has around 530 students from Prep to Year 6 and offers Catholic education within a caring community. The school opened in 1982 and moved to its current site later that year.
Often praised
- Caring community
- Established local 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden Powell P-9 College | Hoppers Crossing | Public k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,006 | 807 |
| The Grange P-12 CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Hoppers Crossing | Public k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 973 | 1,983 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Tarneit | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 1,053 | 441 |
| Cambridge Primary School | Hoppers Crossing | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,036 | 600 |
| Good News Lutheran College | Tarneit | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,116 | 1,872 |
| Mossfiel Primary School | Hoppers Crossing | Public primary | 1.9 km | 951 | 320 |
| St Peter Apostle School | Hoppers Crossing | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 976 | 499 |
| Tarneit P-9 College | Tarneit | Public k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,026 | 1,786 |
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 Joseph's School | Benalla | Catholic primary · P-6 | 391 | 1,037 |
| St Augustine's School | Creswick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,038 |
| St Catherine's School | Lalor West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 289 | 1,036 |
| St Gabriel's School | Traralgon West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 499 | 1,038 |
| St Joseph's School | Crib Point | Catholic primary · P-6 | 201 | 1,038 |
| St Mary's School | Ararat | Catholic primary · P-6 | 121 | 1,038 |
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.