St Martin de Porres School
158 Military Road, Avondale Heights VIC 3034
St Martin de Porres School is a Catholic primary school in Avondale Heights, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 279 students. Its ICSEA is 1,074, 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 Martin de Porres is a co-educational Catholic primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Avondale Heights, established in 1965, with about 279 students. Facilities include 15 learning spaces, junior and senior libraries, a hall, canteen and before and after school care. Specialist classes cover Sport, Performing Arts, Art, Auslan and STEM. Its motto is 'Faith, Diversity, Learning'.
Often praised
- Auslan and STEM specialist classes
- Faith, Diversity, Learning motto
- Before and after school care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Primary School | Avondale Heights | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,074 | 413 |
| St Peter's School | Keilor East | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,085 | 561 |
| Keilor Heights Primary School | Keilor East | Public primary | 2.4 km | 1,049 | 202 |
| Sunshine Christian School | Sunshine North | Independent primary | 2.5 km | 934 | 94 |
| Sunshine North Primary School | Sunshine North | Public primary | 2.6 km | 966 | 236 |
| St Bernadette's School | Sunshine North | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,005 | 333 |
| St Margaret's Primary School | Maribyrnong | Catholic primary | 2.7 km | 1,125 | 441 |
| St John Bosco's School | Niddrie | Catholic primary | 2.9 km | 1,108 | 413 |
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 Andrew's School | Clayton South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 319 | 1,074 |
| St Mary of the Cross Catholic Primary School | Point Cook | Catholic primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,074 |
| St Thomas More's School | Hadfield | Catholic primary · P-6 | 366 | 1,074 |
| St Francis of Assisi School | Mill Park | Catholic primary · P-6 | 1,260 | 1,073 |
| St John the Baptist School | Ferntree Gully | Catholic primary · P-6 | 221 | 1,075 |
| St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School | Cranbourne East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 711 | 1,073 |
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.