St Joseph's School
17 Fitzroy Avenue, Red Cliffs VIC 3496
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Red Cliffs, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 87 students. Its ICSEA is 985, 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 Primary School has served the Red Cliffs community since 1933 and is part of the Diocese of Ballarat. Originally staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, it continues Mercy values of compassion, hospitality and respect. It teaches Prep to Year 6 with a focus on literacy, numeracy, religious education and social emotional learning, plus specialist performing arts, physical education and Italian.
Often praised
- Mercy tradition values
- Italian and performing arts specialists
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Cliffs Primary School | Red Cliffs | Public primary | 1.1 km | 958 | 140 |
| Red Cliffs East Primary School | Red Cliffs | Public primary | 2.4 km | 944 | 129 |
| Cardross Primary School | Cardross | Public primary | 4.2 km | 974 | 101 |
| Irymple South Primary School | Irymple | Public primary | 5.5 km | 999 | 365 |
| Mildura Christian College | Irymple | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.2 km | 1,018 | 113 |
| Irymple Primary School | Irymple | Public primary | 8.8 km | 959 | 351 |
| Henderson College | Irymple | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.2 km | 981 | 229 |
| Koorlong Primary School | Koorlong | Public primary | 9.8 km | 983 | 63 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen Christi School | Churchill | Catholic primary · P-6 | 87 | 986 |
| Our Lady's School | Craigieburn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 703 | 984 |
| St Mary's School | Mooroopna | Catholic primary · P-6 | 272 | 987 |
| St Joseph's School | Chiltern | Catholic primary · P-6 | 33 | 988 |
| St Patrick's School | Pakenham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 318 | 982 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School | Ringwood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 248 | 981 |
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.