St Mary's School
Moore Street, Ararat VIC 3377
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Ararat, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 121 students. Its ICSEA is 1,038, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the school's own page. 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 primary school on Moore Street, Ararat, teaching Prep to Year 6 to about 120 students. It grew from the parish school formed after the 1850s gold rush, and the Brigidine Sisters took over its running in 1889. The school motto is Strength and Gentleness, from the founder of the Brigidine Sisters. It has around 20 staff members.
Often praised
- Brigidine Sisters heritage
- Strength and Gentleness motto
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Mary's School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat Primary School | Ararat | Public primary | 0.1 km | 971 | 222 |
| Ararat North Primary School | Ararat | Public primary | 1.2 km | 862 | 60 |
| Ararat West Primary School | Ararat | Public primary | 1.8 km | 984 | 263 |
| Moyston Primary School | Moyston | Public primary | 15.2 km | 983 | 32 |
| Great Western Primary School | Great Western | Public primary | 17.0 km | 953 | 17 |
| Maroona Primary School | Maroona | Public primary | 17.8 km | 1,064 | 16 |
| Buangor Primary School | Buangor | Public primary | 22.6 km | 1,028 | 20 |
| Concongella Primary School | Concongella | Public primary | 28.1 km | 949 | 31 |
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 Augustine's School | Creswick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,038 |
| St Gabriel's School | Traralgon West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 499 | 1,038 |
| St Joseph's School | Crib Point | Catholic primary · P-6 | 201 | 1,038 |
| Cana Catholic Primary School | Hillside | Catholic primary · P-6 | 508 | 1,039 |
| Our Lady of the Way Catholic Primary School | Wallan East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 698 | 1,039 |
| St James the Apostle School | Hoppers Crossing North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 387 | 1,037 |
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.