St Kilian's School
Havelock Street, Bendigo VIC 3550
St Kilian's School is a Catholic primary school in Bendigo, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 268 students. Its ICSEA is 1,059, 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: a co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep-6) in central Bendigo, with origins in the early 1850s and over 160 years of service to the district. Around 275-280 children attend. It describes a strong sense of community, a broad curriculum with numeracy and literacy focus, and specialist Music and Performing Arts, Visual Arts incorporating Indonesian, Physical Education and Library programs.
Often praised
- Long local history
- Strong sense of community
- Indonesian and arts programs
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Hill Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,040 | 232 |
| Girton Grammar School | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,148 | 1,195 |
| St Peter's School | Bendigo North | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 979 | 132 |
| Creek Street Christian College | Bendigo | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,063 | 457 |
| Bendigo Primary School | Bendigo | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,005 | 186 |
| St Joseph's School | Quarry Hill | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,064 | 234 |
| St Therese's School | Kennington | Catholic primary | 1.9 km | 1,076 | 460 |
| Quarry Hill Primary School | Quarry Hill | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,037 | 320 |
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 Anne's School | Sunbury | Catholic primary · P-6 | 599 | 1,059 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School | Keilor Downs | Catholic primary · P-6 | 502 | 1,059 |
| Mary MacKillop School | Narre Warren North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 294 | 1,058 |
| St Gabriel's School | Reservoir | Catholic primary · P-6 | 149 | 1,060 |
| St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Catholic Parish Primary School | Epping North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 595 | 1,060 |
| St Mary's School | Altona | Catholic primary · P-6 | 259 | 1,060 |
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.