St Joseph's School
46 Otter Street, Collingwood VIC 3066
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Collingwood, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 62 students. Its ICSEA is 928, 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 Joseph's is an inner-city Catholic co-educational primary school in Collingwood, established in 1886. It serves Prep to Grade 6 with about 63 students from varied religious and cultural backgrounds. Specialist Music and Physical Education are taught, along with computer skills and Italian, in a welcoming community focused on a safe, happy learning environment.
Often praised
- Specialist music and PE
- Italian language
- Welcoming inner-city 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Primary School | Fitzroy | Public primary | 0.4 km | 1,028 | 209 |
| Collingwood CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Collingwood | Public k–12 / combined | 0.5 km | 1,022 | 610 |
| Sacred Heart School | Fitzroy | Catholic primary | 0.7 km | 936 | 152 |
| Clifton Hill Primary School | Clifton Hill | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,186 | 689 |
| Fitzroy Community School | Fitzroy North | Independent primary | 1.4 km | 1,221 | 98 |
| Abbotsford Primary School | Abbotsford | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,143 | 167 |
| Carlton Gardens Primary School | Carlton | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,133 | 432 |
| Carlton Primary School | Carlton | Public primary | 1.5 km | 957 | 126 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart School | Fitzroy | Catholic primary · P-6 | 152 | 936 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Corio | Catholic primary · P-6 | 177 | 937 |
| St Thomas Aquinas School | Norlane | Catholic primary · P-6 | 149 | 941 |
| Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School | Roxburgh Park | Catholic primary · P-6 | 614 | 911 |
| Holy Child School | Dallas | Catholic primary · P-6 | 200 | 911 |
| St Patrick's School | Nhill | Catholic primary · P-6 | 56 | 952 |
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.