St John's College Preston
1 Blanch Street, Preston VIC 3072
St John's College Preston is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Preston, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 345 students. Its ICSEA is 1,066, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ on the school's own page. 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: St John's College is an independent, co-educational Christian school in Preston offering Prep to Year 12. Founded in 1979 under the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, it integrates the Victorian Curriculum with Hellenic culture and Orthodox Christian values such as love, kindness, responsibility and humility. Its mission emphasises academic excellence and developing the whole person, with a small enrolment of under 300 students.
Often praised
- Hellenic culture and language
- Orthodox Christian values
- Small school community
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual School Victoria | Thornbury | Public k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,073 | 2,797 |
| Australian International Academy of Education | Coburg | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,071 | 2,215 |
| East Preston Islamic College | East Preston | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 976 | 733 |
| Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,181 | 850 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,169 | 2,500 |
| Alphington Grammar School | Alphington | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,150 | 679 |
| Antonine College | Pascoe Vale South | Catholic k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 982 | 927 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria | Fawkner North | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,005 | 1,766 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Siraat College | Epping | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,554 | 1,067 |
| Little Yarra Steiner School | Yarra Junction | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 278 | 1,067 |
| Mansfield Rudolf Steiner School | Mansfield | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 219 | 1,065 |
| Al-Taqwa College | Truganina | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 457 | 1,063 |
| Covenant College | Bell Post Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 735 | 1,070 |
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.