St Joseph's School
28 Sandham Street, Elsternwick VIC 3185
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Elsternwick, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 347 students. Its ICSEA is 1,164, 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 Joseph's School in Elsternwick is a Catholic primary school with around 350 students across Prep to Year 6, with two classes at each year level. The school is housed in a historic 1885 mansion, with early Spanish mission style classrooms added in 1910. Specialist subjects include physical education, visual arts, music and Italian.
Often praised
- Historic heritage buildings
- Specialist arts, music and Italian
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adass Israel School | Elsternwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.3 km | 932 | 382 |
| Sholem Aleichem College | Elsternwick | Independent primary | 0.4 km | 1,168 | 96 |
| Caulfield Grammar School | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,157 | 3,555 |
| Ripponlea Primary School | St Kilda East | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,141 | 274 |
| Leibler Yavneh College | Elsternwick | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,123 | 559 |
| Elsternwick Primary School | Brighton | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,147 | 450 |
| Caulfield Primary School | Caulfield South | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,133 | 318 |
| Elwood Primary School | Elwood | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,131 | 603 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Roch's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary · P-6 | 125 | 1,166 |
| Sacred Heart School | Kew | Catholic primary · P-6 | 191 | 1,169 |
| St Dominic's School | Camberwell East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 146 | 1,169 |
| St Joan of Arc School | Brighton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 402 | 1,170 |
| St Mary's School | Malvern East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 192 | 1,158 |
| St Cecilia's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary · P-6 | 258 | 1,172 |
About this data
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