St Patrick's School
119 Drummond Street South, Ballarat VIC 3350
St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary school in Ballarat, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 249 students. Its ICSEA is 1,096, 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 Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic co-educational school on Drummond Street South, Ballarat, established in 1924, with roughly 250 students from Foundation to Year 6. It is described as a nurturing Christian community with the motto 'To Love is to Serve'. Learning follows the Victorian Curriculum through contemporary, student-centred approaches, with faith education through the diocesan Awakenings program.
Often praised
- Nurturing Christian community
- Student-centred learning
- Established 1924
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NAPLAN
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VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28.0 |
| 2024 | 28.0 |
| 2023 | 28.0 |
| 2022 | 29.0 |
| 2021 | 28.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Primary School (Dana Street) | Ballarat | Public primary | 0.6 km | 1,069 | 220 |
| Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) | Lake Wendouree | Public primary | 1.2 km | 1,095 | 342 |
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.3 km | 1,172 | 1,896 |
| Newington Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.4 km | 1,007 | 281 |
| Macarthur Street Primary School | Soldiers Hill | Public primary | 1.7 km | 951 | 89 |
| St Aloysius' School | Redan | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,022 | 254 |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Ballarat | Public primary | 1.8 km | 972 | 113 |
| St Columba's School | Ballarat North | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,090 | 334 |
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 Kevin's School | Templestowe Lower | Catholic primary · P-6 | 132 | 1,096 |
| St Raphael's School | Preston West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 287 | 1,096 |
| Clairvaux Catholic School | Belmont | Catholic primary · P-6 | 631 | 1,095 |
| St John's School | Mitcham | Catholic primary · P-6 | 142 | 1,095 |
| St Paul's School | Coburg | Catholic primary · P-6 | 200 | 1,097 |
| Carlo Acutis Catholic Primary School | Wollert West | Catholic primary · P-5 | 111 | 1,098 |
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.