St Joseph's School
367 High Street, Nagambie VIC 3608
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Nagambie, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 52 students. Its ICSEA is 1,034, 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 is a small Catholic primary school in Nagambie, in the Sandhurst Diocese, established in 1922. It serves Prep to Grade 6 with about 34 students and a very low student-to-teacher ratio. The school says it caters for individual differences, lets children progress at their own pace, and builds its curriculum around inquiry learning.
Often praised
- Inquiry learning approach
- Individualised pace
- Small class sizes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagambie Primary School | Nagambie | Public primary | 0.7 km | 982 | 146 |
| Avenel Primary School | Avenel | Public primary | 15.1 km | 1,002 | 122 |
| Murchison Primary School | Murchison | Public primary | 19.0 km | 935 | 72 |
| Longwood Primary School | Longwood | Public primary | 24.0 km | 1,044 | 55 |
| St Mary's School | Rushworth | Catholic primary | 25.0 km | 976 | 40 |
| Rushworth P-12 College | Rushworth | Public k–12 / combined | 25.3 km | 894 | 173 |
| St Mary's College | Seymour | Catholic k–12 / combined | 26.5 km | 1,015 | 600 |
| Puckapunyal Primary School | Puckapunyal | Public primary | 26.8 km | 1,003 | 171 |
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 James' School | Sebastopol | Catholic primary · P-6 | 166 | 1,034 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School | Warragul | Catholic primary · P-6 | 282 | 1,035 |
| St Bernard's School | Bacchus Marsh | Catholic primary · P-6 | 328 | 1,035 |
| St John XXIII Primary School | Thomastown East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 228 | 1,035 |
| St John's School | Euroa | Catholic primary · P-6 | 199 | 1,033 |
| St Mary's School | Castlemaine | Catholic primary · P-6 | 64 | 1,033 |
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.