St Margaret Mary's School
181 Hudsons Road, Spotswood VIC 3015
St Margaret Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Spotswood, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 159 students. Its ICSEA is 1,122, 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 Catholic primary school (Prep-6) in Spotswood, established in 1954, with around 156 students across seven classrooms. It has a strong focus on STEM and Auslan, with specialist teachers in Physical Education, STEM, Art and Auslan. About a quarter of students come from language backgrounds other than English, and the student-to-teacher ratio is low.
Often praised
- STEM focus
- Auslan program
- Low student-teacher ratio
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotswood Primary School | Spotswood | Public primary | 0.4 km | 1,117 | 269 |
| Wembley Primary School | Yarraville | Public primary | 0.9 km | 1,112 | 608 |
| Newport Lakes Primary School | Newport | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,126 | 550 |
| Sacred Heart School | Newport | Catholic primary | 1.3 km | 1,126 | 297 |
| Yarraville West Primary School | Yarraville | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,153 | 635 |
| Kingsville Primary School | Yarraville | Public primary | 1.9 km | 1,118 | 439 |
| Newport Gardens Primary School | Newport | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,106 | 510 |
| St Augustine's School | Yarraville | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,125 | 163 |
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 Francis Xavier Primary School | Montmorency | Catholic primary · P-6 | 382 | 1,122 |
| St Bernard's School | Coburg East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 152 | 1,121 |
| St Peter's School | Bentleigh East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 625 | 1,121 |
| Holy Family School | Mount Waverley | Catholic primary · P-6 | 259 | 1,124 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School | Brunswick East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 249 | 1,124 |
| St Joseph's School | Brunswick West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 186 | 1,124 |
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.