St John's School
490 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham VIC 3132
St John's School is a Catholic primary school in Mitcham, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 142 students. Its ICSEA is 1,095, 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: St John's Primary School in Mitcham is a small co-educational Catholic school for Prep to Year 6, with about 160 students. Its roots go back to 1872, and it opened in its current form in 1960. Small class sizes support differentiated teaching and learning, and Chinese is taught as a language.
Often praised
- Small class sizes
- Chinese language program
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcham Primary School | Mitcham | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,127 | 471 |
| Antonio Park Primary School | Mitcham | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,137 | 531 |
| Mount Pleasant Road Nunawading Primary School | Nunawading | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,133 | 354 |
| Nunawading Christian College-Primary | Nunawading | Independent primary | 1.9 km | 1,101 | 343 |
| Rangeview Primary School | Mitcham | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,155 | 678 |
| Vermont Primary School | Vermont | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,161 | 751 |
| Whitehorse Primary School | Blackburn North | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,123 | 266 |
| St Philip's School | Blackburn North | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,137 | 40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairvaux Catholic School | Belmont | Catholic primary · P-6 | 631 | 1,095 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School | Eltham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 79 | 1,094 |
| St Joseph's School | Mernda | Catholic primary · P-6 | 497 | 1,094 |
| St Kevin's School | Templestowe Lower | Catholic primary · P-6 | 132 | 1,096 |
| St Patrick's School | Ballarat | Catholic primary · P-6 | 249 | 1,096 |
| St Raphael's School | Preston West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 287 | 1,096 |
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.