St Mary's School
95A Railway Street, Altona VIC 3018
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Altona, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 259 students. Its ICSEA is 1,060, 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 Mary's is a Catholic co-educational primary school in Altona for Prep to Year 6, with around 260 students. Sources highlight Auslan instruction alongside STEM, a strong performing arts and sport offering, a learning diversity unit for students who need extra support, chess programs, integrated inquiry projects and social-emotional learning in daily school life.
Often praised
- Auslan and STEM
- Performing arts and sport
- Learning diversity support
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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 Primary School | Altona | Public primary | 0.5 km | 1,111 | 521 |
| Altona College | Altona | Public k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,044 | 860 |
| Seaholme Primary School | Seaholme | Public primary | 1.0 km | 1,105 | 313 |
| Queen of Peace Primary School | Altona Meadows | Catholic primary | 3.3 km | 1,064 | 485 |
| St Leo the Great Primary School | Altona North | Catholic primary | 3.7 km | 1,116 | 342 |
| Australian Islamic Centre College | Newport | Independent primary | 3.7 km | 1,032 | 151 |
| Altona North Primary School | Altona North | Public primary | 3.8 km | 994 | 215 |
| Altona Meadows Primary School | Altona Meadows | Public primary | 4.3 km | 1,000 | 215 |
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 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 |
| Christ the King School | Newcomb | Catholic primary · P-6 | 269 | 1,061 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | Sunbury | Catholic primary · P-6 | 299 | 1,061 |
| St Anne's School | Sunbury | Catholic primary · P-6 | 599 | 1,059 |
| St Kilian's School | Bendigo | Catholic primary · P-6 | 268 | 1,059 |
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.