St Patrick's School
2 Merrick Street, Stratford VIC 3862
St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary school in Stratford, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 164 students. Its ICSEA is 1,015, 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 is a Catholic primary school in Stratford, Gippsland, serving Prep to Year 6 with about 125 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. Part of Sale Catholic Education, it is one of the early Catholic schools of Gippsland. The school describes itself as a vibrant, welcoming community offering a purposeful, challenging curriculum, and has recently had major building upgrades creating modern learning spaces.
Often praised
- Welcoming small community
- Modern upgraded learning spaces
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Primary School | Stratford | Public primary | 0.7 km | 978 | 92 |
| Airly Primary School | Airly | Public primary | 7.2 km | 954 | 19 |
| Bundalaguah Primary School | Bundalaguah | Public primary | 8.5 km | 941 | 25 |
| Maffra Primary School | Maffra | Public primary | 8.8 km | 979 | 244 |
| St Mary's School | Maffra | Catholic primary | 9.2 km | 1,026 | 176 |
| Cobains Primary School | Cobains | Public primary | 12.9 km | 939 | 53 |
| Boisdale Consolidated School | Boisdale | Public primary | 13.0 km | 979 | 178 |
| Briagolong Primary School | Briagolong | Public primary | 13.8 km | 955 | 75 |
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 Paul's School | Sunshine West | Catholic primary · P-6 | 515 | 1,015 |
| St Augustine's School | Maryborough | Catholic primary · P-6 | 266 | 1,016 |
| Our Lady Help of Christians School | Wendouree | Catholic primary · P-6 | 101 | 1,017 |
| Sacred Heart School | Corryong | Catholic primary · P-6 | 56 | 1,013 |
| St Brendan's School | Shepparton | Catholic primary · P-6 | 347 | 1,017 |
| St Brendan's School | Lakes Entrance | Catholic primary · P-6 | 246 | 1,017 |
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.