St Mary's School
131 Powells Road, Clarkes Hill VIC 3352
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Clarkes Hill, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 17 students. Its ICSEA is 1,002, 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 very small rural Catholic primary school in Clarkes Hill, about 16 kilometres north east of Ballarat, offering Prep to Year 6. Founded over 70 years ago for the local farming community, it aims to educate children in a caring, happy and supportive environment in a spacious, picturesque country setting, with very small classes.
Often praised
- Small rural community
- Caring country setting
- Very small classes
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Park Primary School | Glen Park | Public primary | 5.5 km | 1,110 | 7 |
| Bungaree Primary School | Bungaree | Public primary | 6.6 km | 1,030 | 20 |
| Little Bendigo Primary School | Nerrina | Public primary | 9.5 km | 986 | 72 |
| Warrenheip Primary School | Warrenheip | Public primary | 9.8 km | 909 | 30 |
| Newlyn Primary School | Newlyn | Public primary | 9.8 km | 951 | 17 |
| St Francis Xavier School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary | 10.2 km | 1,071 | 482 |
| Invermay Primary School | Invermay | Public primary | 10.3 km | 945 | 82 |
| Caledonian Primary School | Brown Hill | Public primary | 10.3 km | 1,010 | 226 |
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 Catherine of Siena School | Melton West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 522 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's School | Korumburra | Catholic primary · P-6 | 101 | 1,002 |
| St Joseph's School | Yarra Junction | Catholic primary · P-6 | 87 | 1,002 |
| St Pius X School | Warrnambool West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 246 | 1,002 |
| All Saints Parish School | Portland | Catholic primary · P-6 | 260 | 1,003 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | Bayswater | Catholic primary · P-6 | 85 | 1,003 |
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.