St Patrick's College Ballarat
1431 Sturt Street, Ballarat VIC 3350
St Patrick's College Ballarat is a Catholic secondary school in Ballarat, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 1,267 students. Its ICSEA is 1,055, 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
Based on the school's own website and other public sources, St Patrick's College is a Catholic day and boarding secondary school for boys in central Ballarat, run under Edmund Rice Education Australia. It offers a broad curriculum of around 180 subjects, specialist sport and senior pathway options, and roughly 50 co-curricular programs alongside strong pastoral care. Facilities include a $20 million performing arts centre and an on-site boarding house, and the school has a long-standing Old Collegians community with notable sporting alumni.
Often praised
- Performing arts centre
- Broad co-curricular program
- Strong sporting alumni tradition
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.2 km | 1,172 | 1,896 |
| Loreto College | Ballarat | Catholic high school | 0.8 km | 1,073 | 948 |
| Ballarat High School | Lake Gardens | Public high school | 1.3 km | 1,016 | 1,529 |
| Ballarat Grammar | Wendouree | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,120 | 1,989 |
| Phoenix P-12 Community College | Sebastopol | Public k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 947 | 1,495 |
| Yuille Park Community College | Wendouree | Public k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 840 | 212 |
| Ballarat Christian College | Sebastopol | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,058 | 406 |
| Mount Rowan Secondary College | Wendouree | Public high school | 4.5 km | 938 | 730 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine McAuley College | Bendigo | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,567 | 1,055 |
| John Paul College | Frankston | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,300 | 1,055 |
| Loyola College | Watsonia | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,443 | 1,055 |
| Catholic College Wodonga | Wodonga | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,229 | 1,054 |
| Simonds Catholic College | West Melbourne | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 359 | 1,053 |
| Damascus College | Mount Clear | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,215 | 1,052 |
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.