St John's School
263 Russell Street, Dennington VIC 3280
St John's School is a Catholic primary school in Dennington, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 273 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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's School in Dennington is a co-educational Catholic primary school in the Diocese of Ballarat, serving Prep to Year 6 with about 273 students in 2025. The school received a federal capital grant of about $4.17 million to build a senior learning centre for Years 3 to 6.
Often praised
- New senior learning centre
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pius X School | Warrnambool West | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,002 | 246 |
| Warrnambool West Primary School | Warrnambool | Public primary | 2.4 km | 902 | 142 |
| Merrivale Primary School | Warrnambool | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,018 | 178 |
| St Joseph's School | Warrnambool | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,068 | 622 |
| Warrnambool Primary School | Warrnambool | Public primary | 4.3 km | 963 | 346 |
| Woodford Primary School | Woodford | Public primary | 5.1 km | 1,056 | 151 |
| King's College | Warrnambool | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.4 km | 1,083 | 276 |
| Warrnambool East Primary School | Warrnambool | Public primary | 6.3 km | 994 | 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columba Catholic School | Bunyip | Catholic primary · P-6 | 291 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's School | Charlton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 38 | 1,009 |
| St Matthew's School | Fawkner North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 204 | 1,009 |
| Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School | Craigieburn West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 660 | 1,010 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary | Elmore | Catholic primary · P-6 | 26 | 1,010 |
| St Joseph's School | Springvale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 527 | 1,008 |
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.