St John Bosco's School
6 Teague Street, Niddrie VIC 3042
St John Bosco's School is a Catholic primary school in Niddrie, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 413 students. Its ICSEA is 1,108, 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 John Bosco's School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Niddrie, serving Prep to Year 6. Established in 1955, it has roughly 400 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. The school describes itself as a community where a living Catholic faith underpins everything it does.
Often praised
- Faith-centred community
- Established local parish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon North Primary School | Essendon North | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,116 | 602 |
| Aberfeldie Primary School | Aberfeldie | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,108 | 359 |
| Our Lady of the Nativity School | Aberfeldie | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,111 | 364 |
| Niddrie Primary School | Niddrie | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,052 | 297 |
| St Therese's School | Essendon | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,116 | 529 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | Keilor East | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.1 km | 1,173 | 2,913 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School | Keilor East | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,049 | 202 |
| St Christopher's School | Airport West | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,083 | 727 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Pines School | Donvale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 404 | 1,108 |
| St Catherine's Primary School | Berwick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 601 | 1,108 |
| St Luke the Evangelist School | Blackburn South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,108 |
| Holy Spirit School | Thornbury East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 129 | 1,107 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption School | Cheltenham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 257 | 1,107 |
| St Ambrose's School | Woodend | Catholic primary · P-6 | 225 | 1,109 |
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.