St Mary's School
20-24 New Street, Dandenong VIC 3175
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Dandenong, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 154 students. Its ICSEA is 993, 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 Primary School on New Street, Dandenong, was established in 1912 and teaches Prep to Year 6 to around 200 students. It has a highly multicultural community, with about three quarters of students from language backgrounds other than English. Japanese is offered as a language, along with tailored literacy and numeracy intervention programs. Catholic identity, faith, compassion and service are central to its culture.
Often praised
- Multicultural community
- Japanese language program
- Literacy and numeracy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandenong Primary School | Dandenong | Public primary | 0.3 km | 935 | 466 |
| Dandenong South Primary School | Dandenong | Public primary | 1.2 km | 907 | 595 |
| Holy Family School | Doveton | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 975 | 109 |
| Dandenong North Primary School | Dandenong | Public primary | 1.7 km | 955 | 811 |
| Doveton College | Doveton | Public k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 894 | 871 |
| Dandenong West Primary School | Dandenong | Public primary | 2.1 km | 931 | 321 |
| St Gerard's School | Dandenong North | Catholic primary | 2.5 km | 1,049 | 125 |
| James Cook Primary School | Endeavour Hills | Public primary | 2.5 km | 956 | 168 |
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 Brendan's School | Flemington | Catholic primary · P-6 | 82 | 993 |
| St Mary's School | Mansfield | Catholic primary · P-6 | 134 | 993 |
| St Mary's School | Sea Lake | Catholic primary · P-6 | 39 | 993 |
| St Joseph's School | Hopetoun | Catholic primary · P-6 | 37 | 994 |
| St Patrick's School | Tongala | Catholic primary · P-6 | 95 | 994 |
| Mother of God School | Ardeer | Catholic primary · P-6 | 107 | 995 |
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.