St Mary's School
5-7 Southam Street, Rushworth VIC 3612
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary school in Rushworth, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 40 students. Its ICSEA is 976, 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 is a small Catholic primary school in Rushworth, established in 1954 and offering Prep to Year 6, with around 40 students. The school describes its focus as quality teaching and learning, relationship building, community partnerships and living in light of the Gospel. Very small class sizes are reflected in a low student-to-teacher ratio.
Often praised
- Quality teaching and learning
- Relationship building
- Very small classes
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See St Mary's School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushworth P-12 College | Rushworth | Public k–12 / combined | 0.6 km | 894 | 173 |
| Stanhope Primary School | Stanhope | Public primary | 15.6 km | 844 | 11 |
| Harston Primary School | Harston | Public primary | 17.5 km | 848 | 7 |
| Murchison Primary School | Murchison | Public primary | 18.4 km | 935 | 72 |
| Colbinabbin Primary School | Colbinabbin | Public primary | 18.7 km | 1,026 | 50 |
| Girgarre Primary School | Girgarre | Public primary | 21.3 km | 863 | 25 |
| St Joseph's School | Nagambie | Catholic primary | 25.0 km | 1,034 | 52 |
| Sacred Heart School | Tatura | Catholic primary | 25.1 km | 1,040 | 236 |
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 Peter Apostle School | Hoppers Crossing | Catholic primary · P-6 | 499 | 976 |
| Holy Family School | Doveton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 109 | 975 |
| St Brendan's School | Coragulac | Catholic primary · P-6 | 37 | 977 |
| St Mary's School | Yarram | Catholic primary · P-6 | 66 | 974 |
| St Joseph's School | Penshurst | Catholic primary · P-6 | 16 | 973 |
| St Peter's School | Bendigo North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 132 | 979 |
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.