St Joseph's School
4-8 Raymond Street, Orbost VIC 3888
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Orbost, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 26 students. Its ICSEA is 956, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ 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 small Catholic co-educational primary school in Orbost, East Gippsland, in the Diocese of Sale. It serves Prep to Grade 6 with around 26 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6 to 1, giving children close attention from staff. It publishes contact and enrolment details on its own website.
Often praised
- Very small class sizes
- Close-knit rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbost Community College | Orbost | Public k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 918 | 339 |
| Newmerella Primary School | Newmerella | Public primary | 3.5 km | 886 | 41 |
| Marlo Primary School | Marlo | Public primary | 11.9 km | 1,062 | 50 |
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's School | Wangaratta | Catholic primary · P-6 | 75 | 956 |
| Resurrection School | Kings Park | Catholic primary · P-6 | 453 | 957 |
| St Dominic's School | Broadmeadows | Catholic primary · P-6 | 226 | 958 |
| Sacred Heart School | Yea | Catholic primary · 1-6 | 36 | 959 |
| Sacred Heart School | St Albans | Catholic primary · P-6 | 282 | 953 |
| 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.