St Mary's School
5 Hope Avenue, Bairnsdale VIC 3875
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Bairnsdale, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 473 students. Its ICSEA is 1,024, where the national average is 1000.
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 Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, teaching Prep to Year 6 to around 470 students. Public listings note its student community includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and some students from language backgrounds other than English. The school advertises roles in areas such as STEM teaching, and its own website provides further information for families.
Often praised
- Large regional Catholic primary
- STEM teaching
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bairnsdale Christian College | Bairnsdale | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 1,010 | 82 |
| Bairnsdale West Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary | 2.7 km | 913 | 321 |
| Wild Cherry School | Bairnsdale | Independent primary | 3.0 km | 1,053 | 43 |
| Bairnsdale Primary School | Bairnsdale | Public primary | 3.6 km | 892 | 261 |
| Lucknow Primary School | Eastwood | Public primary | 5.1 km | 986 | 533 |
| Eagle Point Primary School | Eagle Point | Public primary | 10.0 km | 1,002 | 168 |
| Lindenow Primary School | Lindenow | Public primary | 12.4 km | 984 | 114 |
| Lindenow South Primary School | Lindenow South | Public primary | 13.4 km | 966 | 15 |
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 Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School | Weir Views | Catholic primary · P-6 | 473 | 1,024 |
| Sacred Heart School | Eliminyt | Catholic primary · P-6 | 398 | 1,025 |
| St Mary's School | Colac | Catholic primary · P-6 | 266 | 1,025 |
| St Paul's Kealba Catholic School | Kealba | Catholic primary · P-6 | 257 | 1,025 |
| St Therese's School | Cranbourne | Catholic primary · P-6 | 239 | 1,023 |
| Mother Teresa School | Mt Ridley | Catholic primary · P-6 | 342 | 1,026 |
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.