St Patrick's School
136 Princes Highway, Pakenham VIC 3810
St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary school in Pakenham, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 318 students. Its ICSEA is 982, 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 the Princes Highway, Pakenham, with about 536 students from Prep to Year 6. Specialist subjects include digital technology, performing arts, physical education, visual arts and Italian. Support includes speech pathology, literacy intervention, free counselling services, an EAL teacher and community liaison officers for Myanmar and African families.
Often praised
- Strong student support services
- Italian and digital technology
- Multicultural community liaison
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakenham Consolidated School | Pakenham | Public primary | 1.0 km | 965 | 583 |
| Beaconhills College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,035 | 2,965 |
| Lakeside College | Pakenham | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,034 | 647 |
| Pakenham Springs Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 1.7 km | 995 | 691 |
| Pakenham Hills Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 2.0 km | 978 | 464 |
| Kuyim Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 2.7 km | 1,019 | 206 |
| John Henry Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 2.9 km | 1,020 | 924 |
| Pakenham Lakeside Primary School | Pakenham | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,007 | 673 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School | Ringwood | Catholic primary · P-6 | 248 | 981 |
| Our Lady's School | Craigieburn | Catholic primary · P-6 | 703 | 984 |
| St Joseph's School | Red Cliffs | Catholic primary · P-6 | 87 | 985 |
| St Peter's School | Bendigo North | Catholic primary · P-6 | 132 | 979 |
| Lumen Christi School | Churchill | Catholic primary · P-6 | 87 | 986 |
| St Brendan's School | Coragulac | Catholic primary · P-6 | 37 | 977 |
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.