St Joseph's School
33 St John's Avenue, Springvale VIC 3171
St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary school in Springvale, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 527 students. Its ICSEA is 1,008, 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 School is a co-educational Catholic primary school in Springvale serving Prep to Year 6. It opened in 1938 with around 43 children and was staffed first by the Sisters of Notre Dame des Missions, then from the 1950s by the Brigidine Sisters. Today it is a large school of about 600 students with a teaching staff of roughly 45.
Often praised
- Long-established local history
- Large, well-staffed school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Parks Primary School | Springvale | Public primary | 1.1 km | 978 | 245 |
| Heatherhill Primary School | Springvale | Public primary | 1.2 km | 966 | 208 |
| Fitra Community School | Clayton South | Independent primary | 1.3 km | 1,099 | 68 |
| Hoa Nghiem Primary School | Springvale South | Independent primary | 1.5 km | 1,017 | 70 |
| Minaret College | Springvale | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 998 | 2,929 |
| Springvale Rise Primary School | Springvale | Public primary | 1.7 km | 929 | 421 |
| Westall Primary School | Clayton South | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,017 | 294 |
| Athol Road Primary School | Springvale South | Public primary | 2.0 km | 947 | 389 |
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 Mary's School | Hastings | Catholic primary · P-6 | 126 | 1,008 |
| Columba Catholic School | Bunyip | Catholic primary · P-6 | 291 | 1,009 |
| St John's School | Dennington | Catholic primary · P-6 | 273 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's School | Charlton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 38 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's School | Trafalgar | Catholic primary · P-6 | 103 | 1,007 |
| St Matthew's School | Fawkner North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 204 | 1,009 |
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.