St Matthew's School
95 William Street, Fawkner North VIC 3060
St Matthew's School is a Catholic primary school in Fawkner North, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 204 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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 Matthew's is a Catholic co-educational primary school in Fawkner, established in 1961 and offering Prep to Year 6 to about 235 students. It emphasises pastoral care and community connection, with a warm, inviting atmosphere where gospel values are lived. Italian is taught as a language, and the school has spacious, well-maintained buildings and large playing areas.
Often praised
- Pastoral care
- Italian language
- Spacious grounds
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moomba Park Primary School | Fawkner | Public primary | 0.3 km | 1,018 | 194 |
| Darul Ulum College of Victoria | Fawkner North | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,005 | 1,766 |
| Fawkner Primary School | Fawkner | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,020 | 216 |
| St Mark's School | Fawkner | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,076 | 170 |
| Belle Vue Park Primary School | Glenroy | Public primary | 2.1 km | 949 | 157 |
| St Joseph the Worker School | Reservoir North | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,049 | 245 |
| St Thomas More's School | Hadfield | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,074 | 366 |
| Campbellfield Heights Primary School | Campbellfield | Public primary | 2.7 km | 943 | 136 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columba Catholic School | Bunyip | Catholic primary · P-6 | 291 | 1,009 |
| St John's School | Dennington | Catholic primary · P-6 | 273 | 1,009 |
| St Joseph's School | Charlton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 38 | 1,009 |
| Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School | Craigieburn West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 660 | 1,010 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary | Elmore | Catholic primary · P-6 | 26 | 1,010 |
| St Joseph's School | Springvale | Catholic primary · P-6 | 527 | 1,008 |
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.