St Patrick's School
40 Jones Street, Lilydale VIC 3140
St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary school in Lilydale, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 250 students. Its ICSEA is 1,052, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2024) ↗ 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 Patrick's is a Catholic primary school in Lilydale, established in 1864, with about 250 students from Prep to Year 6, next to the parish church. Buildings were refurbished in 2021, including six classrooms, the library and parts of the playground. Specialist teachers cover Italian, art, STEM, digital technologies and physical education, alongside a library technician.
Often praised
- Italian language
- Refurbished classrooms
- STEM and arts specialists
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilydale Primary School | Lilydale | Public primary | 0.2 km | 1,014 | 225 |
| Victoria Road Primary School | Lilydale | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,025 | 230 |
| Rolling Hills Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,046 | 418 |
| Mooroolbark Grammar | Mooroolbark | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 997 | 39 |
| Birmingham Primary School | Mount Evelyn | Public primary | 3.3 km | 1,040 | 670 |
| Coldstream Primary School | Coldstream | Public primary | 3.5 km | 997 | 88 |
| Edinburgh College | Lilydale | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,083 | 590 |
| Bimbadeen Heights Primary School | Mooroolbark | Public primary | 3.6 km | 1,039 | 557 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Rosary School | White Hills | Catholic primary · P-6 | 295 | 1,052 |
| St Alipius' Parish School | Ballarat East | Catholic primary · P-6 | 248 | 1,052 |
| St Joachim's School | Carrum Downs | Catholic primary · P-6 | 328 | 1,052 |
| St Jude's School | Langwarrin | Catholic primary · P-6 | 309 | 1,052 |
| St Augustine's School | Frankston South | Catholic primary · P-6 | 318 | 1,053 |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | Tarneit | Catholic primary · P-6 | 441 | 1,053 |
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.