St Joan of Arc School
30 Dendy Street, Brighton VIC 3186
St Joan of Arc School is a Catholic primary school in Brighton, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 402 students. Its ICSEA is 1,170, 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 Joan of Arc School is a co-educational Catholic parish primary school in Brighton, serving Prep to Year 6. It opened in 1921 with the Presentation Sisters and now has around 377 students. Sources describe a strong focus on literacy and numeracy, with specialist teaching in music, physical education, library and Japanese.
Often praised
- Literacy and numeracy focus
- Specialist Japanese and music
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Beach Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,146 | 233 |
| Brighton Grammar School | Brighton | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,143 | 1,480 |
| Brighton Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,153 | 523 |
| St Leonard's College | Brighton East | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 1,184 | 1,597 |
| St Mary's School | Hampton | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,142 | 194 |
| Firbank Grammar School | Brighton | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,152 | 1,046 |
| Hampton Primary School | Hampton | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,168 | 598 |
| St Finbar's School | Brighton East | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 1,136 | 331 |
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 | Kew | Catholic primary · P-6 | 191 | 1,169 |
| St Dominic's School | Camberwell East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 1,169 |
| St Cecilia's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary · P-6 | 258 | 1,172 |
| St Roch's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary · P-6 | 125 | 1,166 |
| St Joseph's School | Elsternwick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 347 | 1,164 |
| Our Holy Redeemer School | Surrey Hills | Catholic primary · P-6 | 198 | 1,180 |
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.