St John the Baptist School
17 Forest Road, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
St John the Baptist School is a Catholic primary school in Ferntree Gully, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 221 students. Its ICSEA is 1,075, 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 the Baptist School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Ferntree Gully, Prep to Year 6, with about 228 students. Established in 1936 by the parish with the Presentation Sisters, it has landscaped grounds including an outdoor amphitheatre, quiet reflection spaces and a Ga-Ga pit, and received capital funding for new learning spaces.
Often praised
- Landscaped outdoor spaces
- New learning building funding
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage College Knox | Ferntree Gully | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,059 | 183 |
| Ferntree Gully North Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,055 | 293 |
| Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School | Upper Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,038 | 85 |
| Wattle View Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,006 | 248 |
| Mountain Gate Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,072 | 428 |
| Kent Park Primary School | Ferntree Gully | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,012 | 187 |
| Lysterfield Primary School | Lysterfield | Public primary | 3.2 km | 1,064 | 447 |
| Boronia K-12 College | Boronia | Public k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 982 | 458 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazareth School | Grovedale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 367 | 1,076 |
| St Andrew's School | Clayton South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 319 | 1,074 |
| St Mark's School | Fawkner | Catholic primary · P-6 | 170 | 1,076 |
| St Martin de Porres School | Avondale Heights | Catholic primary · P-6 | 279 | 1,074 |
| St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School | Point Cook | Catholic primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,074 |
| St Theresa's School | Albion | Catholic primary · P-6 | 229 | 1,076 |
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.