St Leo the Great Primary School
389 Mason Street, Altona North VIC 3025
St Leo the Great Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Altona North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 342 students. Its ICSEA is 1,116, 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 Leo the Great is a co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Altona North, established in 1966. Around 320 students are taught across three interconnected buildings, with a parish and school hall and well-developed play areas. The program includes a daily two-hour literacy block, a one-hour numeracy block and Italian as the community language.
Often praised
- Daily literacy and numeracy blocks
- Italian language program
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altona North Primary School | Altona North | Public primary | 0.3 km | 994 | 215 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College | Newport | Independent primary | 1.2 km | 1,032 | 151 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School | Newport | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,106 | 510 |
| Annunciation School | Brooklyn | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,068 | 65 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School | Newport | Public primary | 2.3 km | 1,126 | 550 |
| St Margaret Mary's School | Spotswood | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,122 | 159 |
| Sacred Heart School | Newport | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,126 | 297 |
| Spotswood Primary School | Spotswood | Public primary | 2.8 km | 1,117 | 269 |
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 Patrick's School | Mentone | Catholic primary · P-6 | 460 | 1,116 |
| St Therese's School | Essendon | Catholic primary · P-6 | 529 | 1,116 |
| St Thomas More's School | Mount Eliza | Catholic primary · P-6 | 287 | 1,116 |
| St Mary's School | Geelong | Catholic primary · P-6 | 214 | 1,114 |
| St Anne's School | Park Orchards | Catholic primary · P-6 | 231 | 1,119 |
| St Fidelis' School | Moreland | Catholic primary · P-6 | 251 | 1,119 |
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.