St Mary's School
91 Manning Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Malvern East, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 192 students. Its ICSEA is 1,158, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. 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 School in Malvern East is a coeducational Catholic primary school for Prep to Year 6 in the Archdiocese of Melbourne. Established in 1918, it has around 260 students and a student-to-teacher ratio of about 1 to 12. The school is part of the local Malvern East parish community and has a compulsory school uniform.
Often praised
- Long-established parish school
- Small class ratios
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Street Primary School | Malvern East | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,180 | 365 |
| Sacre Coeur | Glen Iris | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,171 | 659 |
| Malvern Primary School | Malvern East | Public primary | 1.3 km | 1,163 | 574 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls' School | Glen Iris | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,183 | 774 |
| St Anthony's School | Glen Huntly | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 1,098 | 75 |
| St Roch's School | Glen Iris | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,166 | 125 |
| Solway Primary School | Ashburton | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,161 | 325 |
| Glen Iris Primary School | Glen Iris | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,174 | 394 |
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 Joseph's School | Hawthorn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 369 | 1,156 |
| St Joseph's School | Malvern | Catholic primary · P-6 | 183 | 1,156 |
| Galilee Regional Catholic Primary School | South Melbourne | Catholic primary · P-6 | 369 | 1,154 |
| St Anne's School | Kew East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 80 | 1,152 |
| St Columba's School | Elwood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 137 | 1,152 |
| St Joseph's School | Elsternwick | Catholic primary · P-6 | 347 | 1,164 |
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.