St Mary's School
84 Templeton Street, Castlemaine VIC 3450
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Castlemaine, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 64 students. Its ICSEA is 1,033, 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 School is a small Catholic coeducational primary school in Templeton Street, Castlemaine, catering for Prep to Year 6 with about 64 students in 2025. It is part of the Melbourne Archdiocese school network and has a low student-to-teacher ratio of around 11 to 1. A school uniform is expected.
Often praised
- Small close-knit school
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemaine Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,054 | 151 |
| Castlemaine North Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 0.7 km | 1,117 | 258 |
| Winters Flat Primary School | Castlemaine | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,078 | 124 |
| Campbells Creek Primary School | Campbells Creek | Public primary | 3.5 km | 1,011 | 167 |
| Chewton Primary School | Chewton | Public primary | 4.1 km | 1,119 | 63 |
| Castlemaine Steiner School & Kindergarten | Muckleford | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.0 km | 1,105 | 135 |
| Harcourt Valley Primary School | Harcourt | Public primary | 7.5 km | 1,015 | 77 |
| Elphinstone Primary School | Elphinstone | Public primary | 10.9 km | 1,036 | 26 |
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 John's School | Euroa | Catholic primary · P-6 | 199 | 1,033 |
| St James' School | Sebastopol | Catholic primary · P-6 | 166 | 1,034 |
| St Joseph's School | Nagambie | Catholic primary · P-6 | 52 | 1,034 |
| St Mary's School | Whittlesea | Catholic primary · P-6 | 262 | 1,032 |
| St Monica's School | Kangaroo Flat | Catholic primary · P-6 | 284 | 1,032 |
| St Angela of the Cross Primary School | Warragul | Catholic primary · P-6 | 282 | 1,035 |
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.