St Joseph's School
16 Tocumwal Road, Numurkah VIC 3636
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Numurkah, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 248 students. Its ICSEA is 999, 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 Joseph's is a Catholic co-educational primary school in Numurkah, in the Sandhurst Diocese, serving Prep to Grade 6 with roughly 270 students. The school notes it was founded by Saint Mary MacKillop, and listings show a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12 to 1 and a school uniform.
Often praised
- Mary MacKillop heritage
- Mid-sized primary community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: high. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numurkah Primary School | Numurkah | Public primary | 0.4 km | 934 | 153 |
| Wunghnu Primary School | Wunghnu | Public primary | 7.2 km | 907 | 33 |
| Katunga Primary School | Katunga | Public primary | 9.8 km | 962 | 103 |
| Tallygaroopna Primary School | Tallygaroopna | Public primary | 16.9 km | 994 | 48 |
| Strathmerton Primary School | Strathmerton | Public primary | 18.3 km | 954 | 47 |
| Katandra West Primary School | Katandra West | Public primary | 18.7 km | 971 | 67 |
| St Francis' School | Nathalia | Catholic primary | 21.4 km | 1,006 | 97 |
| Zeerust Primary School | Zeerust | Public primary | 21.5 km | 899 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Fatima School | Rosebud | Catholic primary · P-6 | 172 | 999 |
| St Mel's School | Shepparton South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 156 | 999 |
| St Peter's School | Sunshine West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 190 | 999 |
| St Anthony's School | Melton South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 646 | 1,000 |
| St Kieran's School | Moe | Catholic primary · P-6 | 250 | 1,000 |
| St Mary's School | Inglewood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 18 | 1,000 |
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.